I never laugh or smile when I am writing. When I come home for lunch after writing all morning, my wife says I look like I just came home from a funeral. This is not bragging. This is an illness. Carl Hiaasen bragfuneralhome Change image and share on social
We've always been fascinated with movie stars and singers, but the fascination with people who really have nothing to offer is something new. Carl Hiaasen fascinatefascinationhave Change image and share on social
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 backbookdescription share on social
The greatest sin for a writer is to be boring. Carl Hiaasen boregreatsin Change image and share on social
They have a crystalline sense of right and wrong; it disappears when they walk out the door with their M.B.A. Carl Hiaasen crystallinedisappeardoor Change image and share on social
My driving record is not exemplary, but I have never had a speeding ticket over 100 m.p.h. I can say that unequivocally. Carl Hiaasen driveexemplaryrecord Change image and share on social
The first rule of hurricane coverage is that every broadcast must begin with palm trees bending in the wind. Carl Hiaasen beginbendbroadcast Change image and share on social
Humor can be an incredible lacerating and effective weapon. And that is the way I use it. Carl Hiaasen effectivehumorincredible Change image and share on social
There is no writer's block in a newsroom. There's only unemployment block. Carl Hiaasen blocknewsroomunemployment Change image and share on social
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 countrydirectexamine Change image and share on social
