"It's harder to kill off fish than mammals. But after 1,000 years of hunting the Atlantic cod, we kno..." — Mark Kurlansky

I always wanted an extraordinary life. When it's over, I want to be able to say that I did it.

I'm friends with Studs Terkel.

I'm usually writing about survival. I never planned it, but it runs through all my books.

Working in a sugar mill is absolute misery for very little money.