The Trench Quotes

“Barry Leace looked up. “We’re losing integrity of the plates.” “Captain,” Arie yelled, “the third creature—” A tremendous force struck the sub’s bow, flinging Linda and Ellis to the floor. Barry Leace plunged over his navigation console, his head striking the view-port glass. Blood flowed from his brow. He wiped it clear, staring in horror. A luminous crimson eye peered in through the glass.”
― Steve Alten, The Trench

“Barry Leace ignored the insult. He checked his sonar and cursed under his breath. They had moved too far ahead of the Benthos, Geo-Tech Industries’ (GTI) mobile deep-sea lab community and submarine docking station. The billion-dollar mother ship resembled a domed sports arena, with a false flat surface for an underbelly, dangling three mammoth shock absorbers for legs. Hovering just above the turbulent seafloor in neutral buoyancy, the 46,000-square-foot titanium structure reminded Leace of a monstrous man-o’-war as it followed them north through the most hostile environment on the planet.”
― Steve Alten, The Trench

“Go fuck yourself,” she spat back. “Who the hell are you to criticize me? Will my weeping bring back the dead? Will my guilt? I came in here because my room is next door and I heard you screaming. Next time, I won’t bother.” Jonas grabbed her arm as she went for the door. “Wait. I’m sorry—” “Leave me alone.” “Celeste, please . . . My brain’s fried, give me a break.”
― Steve Alten, The Trench

“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.”
― Steve Alten, The Trench

“Fear makes us do things we might never agree to do, doesn’t it, my dear?”
― Steve Alten, The Trench

“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.”
― Steve Alten, The Trench

“it can obliterate a person’s resistance with but a single negative thought.”
― Steve Alten, The Trench

“without fear, we’d have no need for religion or war.”
― Steve Alten, The Trench

“fear is the great motivator, isn’t it?”
― Steve Alten, The Trench

“a state of mind so powerful that it can move mountains and land a man on the Moon”
― Steve Alten, The Trench

“I dare to fail greatly so that I may achieve greatness.”
― Steve Alten, The Trench

“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.”
― Steve Alten, The Trench