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Carl Hiaasen Quotes

If you write satire, the guilty pleasure these days is that there’s just so much material about. On the other hand, if you have a family it can be depressing Picture Quote #1

Unfortunately for novelists, real life is getting way too funny and far-fetched Picture Quote #1

Nobody with an IQ higher than emergency-room temperature could ever believe that ‘death panels’ would be appointed to nudge the elderly toward euthanasia. Yet for idle entertainment, it’s hard to beat Sarah Palin’s ignorant nattering on the subject Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I don’t have an e-reader. One reason is that I like to dog-ear the page when I find a particularly good sentence or passage Picture Quote #1

I got overwhelmed by the magnitude of the celebrity culture in America. My background is as a news journalist, and newsrooms in the US are shrinking - investigation teams are being terminated or shrunk on newspapers all around the country. The one aspect that’s expanded is coverage of celebrity culture Picture Quote #1

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I think in the old days, the nexus of weirdness ran through Southern California, and to a degree New York City. I think it’s changed so that every bizarre story in the country now has a Florida connection. I don’t know why, except it must be some inversion of magnetic poles or something Picture Quote #1

Lots of people can write a good first page but to sustain it, that’s my litmus test. If I flip to the middle of the book and there’s a piece of dialogue that’s just outstanding, or a description, then I’ll flip back to the first page and start it Picture Quote #1

The one word that no politician will ever speak, is ‘enough.’ Enough Picture Quote #1

There’s so much hate that we direct externally that we forget we have our own psychos. But that’s the role of the satirist - you have to examine your own country and say, look! Picture Quote #1

To me, the newspaper business was a way to learn about life and how things worked in the real world and how people spoke. You learn all the skills - you learn to listen, you learn to take notes - everything you use later as a novelist was valuable training in the newspaper world. But I always wanted to write novels Picture Quote #1

When I’m deciding to read a book, I never open to the first chapter, because that’s been revised and worked over 88 times. I’ll just turn to the middle of the book, to the middle of a chapter, and just read a random page and I’ll know right away whether this is the real deal or not Picture Quote #1

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When you’re given a newspaper column, you’re not being paid to sit on a fence and scratch your chin and say ‘On the one hand this’ and ‘On the other hand that.’ You’re getting paid for your opinion Picture Quote #1

Garcia wondered why people with JESUS stickers on their bumper always drove twenty miles per hour under the speed limit. If God was my co-pilot, he thought, I’d be doing a hundred and twenty Picture Quote #1

No deliberative body is manifestly less qualified to make decisions about public education than our state Legislature. With a few shining exceptions, most of these clowns don’t read, can’t write, and clearly can’t add Picture Quote #1

Y’see, I get so bored so easily. I like to start with a clean slate each time. Sure, I’ll have characters drop in and out of books but the main cast of characters always changes. Maybe I’m wrong but I think if had the same joe detective guy or gal, I wouldn’t write them as well; I wouldn’t do as good a job Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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You can do the best research and be making the strongest intellectual argument, but if readers don’t get past the third paragraph you’ve wasted your energy and valuable ink Picture Quote #1

There’s so much hate that we direct externally that we forget we have our own psychos. But that’s the role of the satirist - you have to examine your own country and say, ‘look!’ Picture Quote #1

I think it’s always good for the author to stay a good cattle prod’s distance from the actual moviemaking Picture Quote #1

That’s what people do when they find a special place that wild and full of life, they trample it to death Picture Quote #1

My humour has always come from anger, but I have to make sure I don’t just get angry and jump on a soapbox Picture Quote #1

I’d love to see a good script of one of my books, in these years of animations and comic book sequels, and had so many written over the years, but none quite clicked Picture Quote #1

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Everybody’s idea of a great book is different, of course. For me it’s one that makes my jaw drop on every page, the writing is so original Picture Quote #1

Hey. Sometimes to conclusions Picture Quote #1

And in the meantime don’t jump to conclusions Picture Quote #1

I won’t be making any friends in the corporate suites Picture Quote #1

It’s easy to get distracted by the vaudevillian aspects of the healthcare debate Picture Quote #1

My escape is to just get in a boat and disappear on the water Picture Quote #1

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If you write satire, the guilty pleasure these days is that there’s just so much material about. On the other hand, if you have a family it can be depressing. (Carl Hiaasen Quotes) Unfortunately for novelists, real life is getting way too funny and far-fetched (Carl Hiaasen Quotes) Nobody with an IQ higher than emergency-room temperature could ever believe that ‘death panels’ would be appointed to nudge the elderly toward euthanasia. Yet for idle entertainment, it’s hard to beat Sarah Palin’s ignorant nattering on the subject (Carl Hiaasen Quotes) 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 (Carl Hiaasen Quotes) I don’t have an e-reader. One reason is that I like to dog-ear the page when I find a particularly good sentence or passage (Carl Hiaasen Quotes) I got overwhelmed by the magnitude of the celebrity culture in America. My background is as a news journalist, and newsrooms in the US are shrinking - investigation teams are being terminated or shrunk on newspapers all around the country. The one aspect that’s expanded is coverage of celebrity culture (Carl Hiaasen Quotes) I think in the old days, the nexus of weirdness ran through Southern California, and to a degree New York City. I think it’s changed so that every bizarre story in the country now has a Florida connection. I don’t know why, except it must be some inversion of magnetic poles or something (Carl Hiaasen Quotes) Lots of people can write a good first page but to sustain it, that’s my litmus test. If I flip to the middle of the book and there’s a piece of dialogue that’s just outstanding, or a description, then I’ll flip back to the first page and start it (Carl Hiaasen Quotes) The one word that no politician will ever speak, is ‘enough.’ Enough (Carl Hiaasen Quotes) There’s so much hate that we direct externally that we forget we have our own psychos. But that’s the role of the satirist - you have to examine your own country and say, look! (Carl Hiaasen Quotes) To me, the newspaper business was a way to learn about life and how things worked in the real world and how people spoke. You learn all the skills - you learn to listen, you learn to take notes - everything you use later as a novelist was valuable training in the newspaper world. But I always wanted to write novels (Carl Hiaasen Quotes) When I’m deciding to read a book, I never open to the first chapter, because that’s been revised and worked over 88 times. I’ll just turn to the middle of the book, to the middle of a chapter, and just read a random page and I’ll know right away whether this is the real deal or not (Carl Hiaasen Quotes) When you’re given a newspaper column, you’re not being paid to sit on a fence and scratch your chin and say ‘On the one hand this’ and ‘On the other hand that.’ You’re getting paid for your opinion (Carl Hiaasen Quotes) Garcia wondered why people with JESUS stickers on their bumper always drove twenty miles per hour under the speed limit. If God was my co-pilot, he thought, I’d be doing a hundred and twenty (Carl Hiaasen Quotes) No deliberative body is manifestly less qualified to make decisions about public education than our state Legislature. With a few shining exceptions, most of these clowns don’t read, can’t write, and clearly can’t add (Carl Hiaasen Quotes) Y’see, I get so bored so easily. I like to start with a clean slate each time. Sure, I’ll have characters drop in and out of books but the main cast of characters always changes. Maybe I’m wrong but I think if had the same joe detective guy or gal, I wouldn’t write them as well; I wouldn’t do as good a job (Carl Hiaasen Quotes) 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 (Carl Hiaasen Quotes) 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. (Carl Hiaasen Quotes) You can do the best research and be making the strongest intellectual argument, but if readers don’t get past the third paragraph you’ve wasted your energy and valuable ink. (Carl Hiaasen Quotes) There’s so much hate that we direct externally that we forget we have our own psychos. But that’s the role of the satirist - you have to examine your own country and say, ‘look!’ (Carl Hiaasen Quotes) I think it’s always good for the author to stay a good cattle prod’s distance from the actual moviemaking. (Carl Hiaasen Quotes) That’s what people do when they find a special place that wild and full of life, they trample it to death. (Carl Hiaasen Quotes) My humour has always come from anger, but I have to make sure I don’t just get angry and jump on a soapbox. (Carl Hiaasen Quotes) I’d love to see a good script of one of my books, in these years of animations and comic book sequels, and had so many written over the years, but none quite clicked. (Carl Hiaasen Quotes) Everybody’s idea of a great book is different, of course. For me it’s one that makes my jaw drop on every page, the writing is so original. (Carl Hiaasen Quotes) Hey. Sometimes to conclusions (Carl Hiaasen Quotes) And in the meantime don’t jump to conclusions (Carl Hiaasen Quotes) I won’t be making any friends in the corporate suites (Carl Hiaasen Quotes) It’s easy to get distracted by the vaudevillian aspects of the healthcare debate (Carl Hiaasen Quotes) My escape is to just get in a boat and disappear on the water (Carl Hiaasen Quotes)

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