There's nothing in the sea this fish would fear. Other fish run from bigger things. That's their instinct. But this fish doesn't run from anything. He doesn't fear.

Fascinations breeds preparedness, and preparedness, survival.

Without sharks, you take away the apex predator of the ocean, and you destroy the entire food chain

I guess I'm a hopeful optimist, because to be a pessimist is to be suicidal.

I don't believe in blaming inanimate objects for anything.

He would have lied to himself as facilely as an alcoholic lies to himself to justify the 10 a.m. tumbler of vodka : it may be early here, but in Baghdad it's almost evening.

I've never been hurt by a sea creature, except for jellyfish and sea urchins.