Peter Benchley

“Sharks are not the mindless eating machines that they're portrayed to be in the movies.”

“The book was better.”

“The ocean is a place of endless fascination. It is a world of its own, with its own rules, its own creatures, and its own mysteries.”

“The more we learn about sharks, the more we realize how little we know.”

“I hope that people will come to see sharks not as monsters, but as the beautiful and essential creatures that they are.”

“The most frightening thing in the world is the unknown.”

“Knowing what I know now, I could never write that book today. Sharks don't target human beings, and they certainly don't hold grudges.”

“The shark is the apex predator in the sea. Sharks have been around for a very long time. They have been swimming in the oceans for roughly 400 million years.”

“The sea is the last great unexplored territory on Earth. It's a place of mystery, a place of beauty, and a place of danger.”

“We are the only species on Earth that can destroy the planet. We are also the only species that can save it.”

“The great fish moved silently through the night water, propelled by short sweeps of its crescent tail.”

“If you're going to write about a thing, you have to know that thing.”

“I have a theory that the only original things we ever do are mistakes.”