Quotes from Steve Alten

Doesn't matter," Maren said. "As long as the wolf enters the pen, who cares if it happens to eat the sheep?" Mac shook his head. "You can bet your ass the sheep cares.

The taxi cab turns into Masao Tanaka Way, inching its way through a throng of protestors. The lone passenger stretched

Then, Dr. Nichols sees it—the flat, brown object that he realizes is the submersible, the craft lurching along the surface in an awkward circle like a wounded

Brent Nichols hustles his burly frame from the far end of the Meg Pen to the western bleachers bordering the canal, his breath taken

A shithead's a guy who sees a pile of shit on the ground, knows it's shit, but steps in it anyway. Go play with your fucking shark, shithead.

He had short brown curls for hair

plunges back into the aquarium, barely missing the half-inch steel cable still dangling from Jonas's hand.

the Panthalassa. Harbored within this enclosed habitat is a thriving food chain that has sustained primitive

God will judge you when He's ready; use the time you have left to give Him as many positives on your resume as you can.

To a state of universal consciousness known as Da'at; a place of infinite light, energy, and perfection, where all ten dimensions are united as one. Physical beings who are giving, like your friend, are able to draw from its energy. Those who receive for themselves alone cannot access it. One who has awakened Da'at is able to perform the miraculous. Are you ready to perform the miraculous, Zachary?" "What miracle, Alien Joe? What are you asking me to do?

embryo from drying out. Sixty million

Jonas had ended things with Terry Tanaka, not because he didn't care about her, but because he knew he was falling in love. Hers were the ties that kept him bound to the mission; their blossoming relationship would be his death knell.

Life. The amount and variety within the trenches had shocked scientists, who had incorrectly theorized that no life form could exist on the planet without sunlight.

We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the game. —Randy Pausch

the most desolate location on the planet, nature had found a way to allow life to not only exist, but to thrive.

taxi cab turns into Masao Tanaka Way, inching its way through a throng of protestors. The lone passenger stretched out in the backseat shakes

Ebb and flow … risk and reward … life and death?such was the balance of nature.

That, and one last detail. Recommend Taylor undergo a three month psychiatric evaluation following his discharge." "What for?" "Credibility. Years from now, when he decides to write a book slamming the Navy, I want to make sure the world knows that Jonas Taylor was deemed a nutcase by the medical establishment.

and their ability to ventilate their lungs, amphibians developed a

atmosphere, blotting out the sun. The fires subsided, giving way to an ensuing ice age

Believing the monster was preparing to ram his yacht, Bud Harris panicked. Drunk, depressed, and suddenly quite terrified of meeting the same horrible fate as his lover, the millionaire shoved the gun into his mouth and pulled the trigger, blasting the back of his head open like a ripe watermelon.

every creature

first of these mid-to-long-range detection systems is the lateral line, a hollow tube that runs along either flank just beneath

Nothing I can do. We lost the outriggers. I need the wheels free to engage the crankshaft.