I truly believe that women should be financially independent from their men. And let’s face it, money gives men the power to run the show. It gives men the power to define value. They define what’s sexy. And men define what’s feminine. It’s ridiculous.

The most important quality in a scientist is persistence.

The novel is the art of making the impossible believable.

The ocean gives us so much; the least we can do is give back by fishing responsibly.