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So He called out to them, “Children, do you have any fish?” “No,” they answered.
— John 21:5
The other disciples came ashore in the boat. They dragged in the net full of fish, for they were not far from land, only about a hundred yards.
— John 21:8
When they landed, they saw a charcoal fire there with fish on it, and some bread.
— John 21:9
Jesus told them, “Bring some of the fish you have just caught.”
— John 21:10
Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and He did the same with the fish.
— John 21:13
The air among the houses was of so strong a piscatory flavour that one might have supposed sick fish went up to be dipped in it, as sick people went down to be dipped in the sea.
— Charles Dickens
But, according to the success with which you put this and that together, you get a woman and a fish apart, or a Mermaid in combination. And Mr Inspector could turn out nothing better than a Mermaid, which no Judge and Jury would believe in.
— Charles Dickens
The world is supposed to be full of possibilities, but they narrow down to pretty few in most personal experience. There's lots of good fish in the sea . . . maybe . . . but the vast masses seem to be mackerel or herring, and if you're not mackerel or herring yourself, you are likely to find very few good fish in the sea.
— DH Lawrence
How she loved a man who would fit his life around the seasoning needs of a fish.
— Susan May Warren
Poor fish of Rodondo! in your victimized confidence, you are of the number of those who inconsiderately trust, while they do not understand, human nature.
— Herman Melville
Take my friends and my home - as an outcast I'll roam: Take the money I have in the bank: It is just what I wish, but deprive me of fish, And my life would indeed be blank.
— Lewis Carroll
It's clear that when we're this outnumbered by the creatures, we have to take a page from the British Empire and rule the lesser species through intimidation. That's why the single most important thing you can do as a human is to dominate an animal. Need more proof? "Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground." I'd say that about covers it.
— Stephen Colbert