The Brilliant Abyss Quotes

“As soon as you stop thinking about it, the deep can so easily vanish out of mind — more so than that other great distant realm, outer space. The deep has no stars at night to remind us it is there, and no moon shining down. And yet, this hidden place reaches into our daily lives and makes vital things happen without our knowing. The deep, quite simply makes this planet habitable.”
― Helen Scales, The Brilliant Abyss

“Not so very long ago, the deep was a tremendous void containing myths, legends and endless unknowns.”
― Helen Scales, The Brilliant Abyss

“The deep has no stars at night to remind us it is there, and no moon shining down. And yet, this hidden place reaches into our daily lives and makes vital things happen without our knowing. The deep, quite simply, makes this planet habitable.”
― Helen Scales, The Brilliant Abyss

“The deep sea will never run out of things for us to dream about. Places will remain unseen and unvisited, fleeting moments will be missed, and nimble creatures, whose existence nobody can guess, will keep slipping out of sigh. We need to do all we can to keep it that way.”
― Helen Scales, The Brilliant Abyss

“Some hexactinellids hold themselves aloft on long stalks and look like shocked sock puppets, mouths agape.”
― Helen Scales, The Brilliant Abyss: Exploring the Majestic Hidden Life of the Deep Ocean, and the Looming Threat That Imperils It

“The oceans, it turns out, are full of bone-eating worms”
― Helen Scales, The Brilliant Abyss

“There are no compelling reasons for exploiting the deep, just industry and politics vying to push into that last frontier.”
― Helen Scales, The Brilliant Abyss

“The deep sea will never run out of things for us to dream about. Places will remain unseen and unvisited, fleeting moments will be missed, and nimble creatures, whose existence nobody can guess, will keep slipping out of sight. We need to do all we can to keep it that way.”
― Helen Scales, The Brilliant Abyss