In a deeply tribal sense, we love our monsters, and I think that is the key to it right there. It is monsters; it is learning about them: it is both thrill and safety. You can think of them without being desperately afraid because they are not going to come into your living room and eat you. That is 'Jaws.'

We should be afraid of sharks half as much as sharks should be afraid of us.

If you're young and wild, you tend to believe your clippings. One day you're Hemingway. The next day you're nothing.

Peter Benchley Quotes