Done with fish

Susan Orlean: I guess I'd just like to know how you can detach yourself from something that you've invested so much of your soul in. I mean, didn't you ever miss turtles? The only thing that made your 10-year-old life worth living?
John Laroche: Look, I'll tell you a story, all right? I once fell deeply, you know, profoundly in love with tropical fish. Had 60 fish tanks in my house. I skin dived to find just the right ones. Anisotremus virginicus, Holdacanthus ciliaris, Chaetodon capistratus. You name it. Then one day I say, "f--- fish". I renounce fish. I vow never to set foot in that ocean again. That's how much "f--- fish"...That was 17 years ago. And I have never since stuck so much as a toe in that ocean. And I love the ocean.

Susan Orlean: But why?

John Laroche: Done with fish.

Susan Orlean (VO): If you really loved something. Wouldn't a little bit of it linger? Evidently, Laroche's finishes were downright and absolute. He just moved on. I sometimes wished I could do the same.

Done with fish!