I hope that 'Jaws' will have brought sharks into the public interest at a time when we desperately need to reevaluate our care for the environment. Peter Benchley bringcaredesperately Change image and share on social
It's hard to care deeply for something that might turn on you and eat you. Peter Benchley caredeeplyeat Change image and share on social
I read very widely, both non-fiction and fiction, so I don't think there's a single writer who influences me. Peter Benchley fictioninfluenceread Change image and share on social
It is not that I don't have a fear of sharks, it is that I have a respect for them, so that I know any more than if I were to go into the jungle, I would have a fear of tigers, that I would try to lower the odds. Peter Benchley fearjunglelow share on social
I guess I'm a hopeful optimist, because to be a pessimist is to be suicidal. Peter Benchley guesshopefuloptimist Change image and share on social
