Quotes from Steve Alten

When you're afraid or angry or anxiety-ridden you've essentially shut yourself off from God. That's the negative energy at work." "What

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sparing only those species that could adapt to

Visualize the outcome you desire and these positive thoughts will connect you to the place where real miracles come from.

Jonas knew Masao was right; he had to face his fears and return to the trench. If a white Megalodon tooth could be found, it would justify seven years of research. If not, so be it. One way or the other, it was time to get on with his life.

You killed two of our team. Mike Shaffer was my friend; I'm godfather to his kid. Shaffer's family lives with your mistake every day.

Jonas taps David on the shoulder, ushering

Fatigue makes cowards of us all, Dani. Your body is telling you to quit, but it's really your mind. You're not just conditioning your muscles; you're disciplining your thought process to stay positive.

must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist. —PRESIDENT DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER

Gills would evolve into

There exists a shadowy Government with its own Air Force, its own Navy, its own fundraising mechanism, and the ability to pursue its own ideas of the national interest, free from all checks and balances, and free from the law itself." —

A velvet night sky hovers like a glistening cathedral over the imposing presence of the Pacific, each silent swell rolling through the darkness unabated until it crashes in a dull roar that echoes across the deserted shoreline. The arena is empty, too—save for four armed security guards and two lone figures seated high up in the western bleachers.

You keep referring to this second shark as a female," Andre Dupont interrupted. "How do you know for sure?"' "Because I saw her. She passed over my sub when I was in the trench. She's much larger than this first shark… and she's pregnant." Conversations broke out across the conference table. Mac looked at Jonas. "How the hell do you know she's pregnant? You do a gynecological exam down there?

You could enjoy this lifestyle, too. I want to hire you to take care of the Meg pup.

a state of mind so powerful that it can move mountains and land a man on the Moon

fear is the great motivator, isn't it?

without fear, we'd have no need for religion or war.

it can obliterate a person's resistance with but a single negative thought.

Fear is nothing more than the dark side of thought, it has substance only in the mind. We create it, and we alone can destroy it.

Fear makes us do things we might never agree to do, doesn't it, my dear?

John Paul gunned the engine. It flooded, coughing blue smoke as it died. Grabbing the hammer from Jonas, the Filipino tore off the outboard's hood and proceeded to whack the motor, the loud blows reverberating across the deck. Jonas yelled, "John Paul... no!" A

Jonas registered his blood pressure rising. "First off, the lagoon was never intended to be a habitat for a six-foot predator; it was designed to accommodate pregnant Humpback whales migrating south along the California coast who could not reach Baja before birthing their young.

When molten rock (magma) pushes up through the sea floor, it forces tectonic plates to spread apart, or diverge, creating valleys known as rifts.

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