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"Twenty-five years ago nobody knew much about white sharks."
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"Keep the environment clean and the waters clear as crystal."

"Sometimes, humanity surprises me with all its lack of control over the primordial urges. These innate urges are the biological traits that make us similar to the rest of the animal kingdom. But the modern qualities that make us superior to all the animals are intellect and self-control."

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"I read very widely, both non-fiction and fiction, so I don't think there's a single writer who influences me."

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"Writing is sweat and drudgery most of the time. And you have to love it in order to endure the solitude and the discipline."
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