I dive as much as I can.

Oceanography is a terrific career because gradually we seem to be coming around to realize that we had better become as acquainted with the seventy percent of our planet that is covered by water as we are with the dark side of the moon.

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.

Writing is sweat and drudgery most of the time. And you have to love it in order to endure the solitude and the discipline.

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

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

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