I don't think there's such a thing as an unprovoked shark attack. Peter Benchley attacksharkthing Change image and share on social
Almost any shark, three or four feet long, could kill a human being if it chose to do it. It could make you bleed to death. But they don't. Peter Benchley bleedchoosedeath Change image and share on social
We are already perilously close to killing off the top of the oceanic food chain - with catastrophic consequences that we can't begin to imagine. Let us not, in the heat of anger, reduce the already devastated population of great white sharks by one more member. Peter Benchley angerbegincatastrophic share on social
Sharks don't target human beings, and they certainly don't hold grudges. Peter Benchley beinggrudgehold Change image and share on social
I believe implicitly that every young man in the world is fascinated with either sharks or dinosaurs. Peter Benchley dinosaurfascinateimplicitly Change image and share on social
Reputations rise and fall almost as regularly as the tides. Peter Benchley fallregularlyreputation Change image and share on social
Because the Asian market is so omnivorous, it affects all the shark populations up and down the Central and South American coast, and to a certain extent the East Coast of the United States as well. Peter Benchley affectamericanasian Change image and share on social
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
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