“The fish was an enemy. It had come upon the community and killed two men, a woman, and a child. The people of Amity would demand the death of the fish. They would need to see it dead before they could feel secure enough to resume their normal lives.”
“A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle." I really hate this expression. I bet fish would totally want bicycles.”
“Would you like a nice cold fish head? They're frozen solid: frozen head of fish, the eyeballs in there and the skeleton's coming out. It comes with a turnip and a spork." "I was wishing you had one of them left; wishing upon a star.”
“How unlike a dead fish a live fish is.”
“Indeed if fish had fish-lore and Wise-fish, it is probable that the business of anglers would be very little hindered.”
“A child fish asks mother fish, 'Mother, why cannot we live on the Earth?' Mother fish replied, 'Dear… it is not the place for fish, it is the place for selfish”