From my experience, politicians are much more uncomfortable being made fun of than they are being preached at and screeched at - you know, and the soapbox routine. They're much more uneasy knowing they're a target of ridicule. Carl Hiaasen experiencefunknow share on social
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 bookcastcharacter share on social
One problem with age is that patience begins to ebb. Carl Hiaasen agebeginebb Change image and share on social
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 daydepressfamily Change image and share on social
I won't be making any friends in the corporate suites. Carl Hiaasen corporatefriendmake Change image and share on social
It's easy to get distracted by the vaudevillian aspects of the healthcare debate. Carl Hiaasen aspectdebatedistract Change image and share on social
I'd always wanted to write books ever since I was a kid. Carl Hiaasen bookkidwant Change image and share on social
My books are character-driven. They're not driven by the story. Carl Hiaasen bookcharacterdrive Change image and share on social
Here's my rule: You always want to pay cash for your own books, because if they look at the name on the credit card and then they look at the name on the book jacket, then there's this look of such profound sympathy for you that you had to resort to this. It really is withering. Carl Hiaasen bookcardcash share on social
I've always enjoyed making people laugh. But in order for me to be funny, I have to get ticked off about something. Carl Hiaasen enjoyfunnyhave Change image and share on social
