“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.”

“The past always seems better when you look back on it than it did at the time. And the present never looks as good as it will in the future.”

“God isn't going to scribble across the sky. "The shark is gone.”

“Sharks have everything a scientist dreams of. They're beautifulGod, how beautiful they are! They're like an impossibly perfect piece of machinery. They're as graceful as any bird. They're as myster...”

“You teach me now how cruel you've been - cruel and false. Why did you despise me? Why did you betray your own heart, Cathy? I have not one word of comfort. You deserve this. You have killed yoursel...”

“I knew they would kill me when they found out, but He struggled for words, releasing a sharp breath. I think I realized that I would rather die because I betrayed them, than live because I betrayed...”

“Ah," she cried, "you look so cool." Their eyes met, and they stared together at each other, alone in space. With an effort she glanced down at the table.You always look so cool," she repeated.She h...”

“Sharks have everything a scientist dreams of. They're beautifulGod, how beautiful they are! They're like an impossibly perfect piece of machinery. They're as graceful as any bird. They're as myster...”

“Any weapon's only as good as the man using it, and a good man can make a good weapon out of most anything.”

“Life's full of chances to hurt yourself or someone else.”