Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water.

I dive as much as I can.

Sharks don't target human beings, and they certainly don't hold grudges.

I believe implicitly that every young man in the world is fascinated with either sharks or dinosaurs.

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.

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

I read very widely, both non-fiction and fiction, so I don't think there's a single writer who influences me.