Carl Hiaasen Quotes & Sayings (Page 4)
Carl Hiaasen quotes and sayings page 4 (71 year old writer). Here's quote # 31 through 40 out of the 50 we have for him.
“People say sometimes, gosh, that was brave of you to write such-and-such last week. 'Brave?' What do they mean 'brave?' It's right! How could you not write it?”
“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.”
“My books are shelved in different places, depending on the bookstore. Sometimes they can be found in the Mystery section, sometimes in the Humor department, and occasionally even in the Literature aisle, which is somewhat astounding.”
“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.”
“The one thing a lifetime in the newspaper business teaches you is pace - you spend all your time trying to make sure that the reader's going to finish what you're writing.”
“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!'”
“I've never progressed very far from my days as a smart aleck in middle school.”
“It's easy to get distracted by the vaudevillian aspects of the healthcare debate.”
“I've always enjoyed making people laugh. But in order for me to be funny, I have to get ticked off about something.”
“We've always been fascinated with movie stars and singers, but the fascination with people who really have nothing to offer is something new.”
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