Quotes by Carl Hiaasen

Carl Hiaasen

A bonus, being a writer, is that the true-life source material is fabulously bizarre. There’s so much corruption, violence and free-floating depravity that the well never runs dry, whether you’re a novelist, a journalist, or both.

Floating

Running

True Life

Actually it was the mark of the stupid, which is what you get for sitting under a tree during a thunderstorm.

Sitting

Stupid

Tree

and in the meantime don’t jump to conclusions.

Conclusion

As a lobbyist he had long ago concluded there was no difference in how Democrats and Republicans conducted the business of government. The game stayed the same: It was always about favors and friends, and who controlled the dough. Party labels were merely a way to keep track of the teams; issues were mostly smoke and vaudeville. Nobody believed in anything except hanging on to power, whatever it took.

Government

Party

Team

As frightening as this may sound, what you see in the books is the way I see the world. And so far I haven’t seen anything, either in Florida or elsewhere, to dissuade me from it.

Book

Florida

Sound

Bangkok 8 is one of the most startling and provocative mysteries that I’ve read in years. The characters are marvelously unique, the setting is intoxicating and the plot unwinds in dark illusory strands, reminiscent of Gorky Park. Once I started, I didn’t want to put it down.

Character

Dark

Unique

Disney is just Disney. It’s a company that’s very good at what it does – controlling and promoting an image – until something happens that it can’t control or cover up.

Cover Ups

Doe

Very Good

Disney world is an armpit compared to Montana.

Armpits

Montana

World

Disney’s something to be a little alarmed about. It’s not just a little theme park anymore. It’s now an ethic and outlook and strategy that goes way beyond central Florida.

Florida

Littles

Way

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Different

Facts

Inspiration

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Age

Agriculture

Armpits

Attitude

Believe

Bending

Book

Boring

Brain

Character

Children

Conclusion

Corporate

Country

Cover Ups

Cutting

Dad

Dark

Debate

Decision

Different

Doe

Down And

Dream

Driving

Easy

Enough

Facts

Father

Fighting

Floating

Florida

Fun

Funny

Genius

Girl

Government

Grandfather

Hands

Hate

Healthcare

Heart

Hey

Home

Ideas

Inspiration

Jesus

Lakes

Littles

Men

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Quotes by Carl Hiaasen

Carl Hiaasen

A bonus, being a writer, is that the true-life source material is fabulously bizarre. There’s so much corruption, violence and free-floating depravity that the well never runs dry, whether you’re a novelist, a journalist, or both.

Actually it was the mark of the stupid, which is what you get for sitting under a tree during a thunderstorm.

and in the meantime don’t jump to conclusions.

As frightening as this may sound, what you see in the books is the way I see the world. And so far I haven’t seen anything, either in Florida or elsewhere, to dissuade me from it.

Bangkok 8 is one of the most startling and provocative mysteries that I’ve read in years. The characters are marvelously unique, the setting is intoxicating and the plot unwinds in dark illusory strands, reminiscent of Gorky Park. Once I started, I didn’t want to put it down.

Disney is just Disney. It’s a company that’s very good at what it does – controlling and promoting an image – until something happens that it can’t control or cover up.

Disney world is an armpit compared to Montana.

Disney’s something to be a little alarmed about. It’s not just a little theme park anymore. It’s now an ethic and outlook and strategy that goes way beyond central Florida.

Every writer scrounges for inspiration in different places, and there’s no shame in raiding the headlines. It’s necessary, in fact, when attempting contemporary satire. Sharp-edged humor relies on topical reference points.

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