Carl Hiaasen Quotes (13 Quotes)

I think once they get into it and read it, they'll plug right in to it, ... It's not fiction. It's the real thing. The message and underlying theme are serious. There are parts of this book that are downright disturbing.

I thought nobody in his right mind was going to publish a book for kids by me -- not if they've read my adult fiction,

Fallen-tree video is absolutely essential to hurricane broadcasts. The most sought-after footage is, in order of ratings 1. Big tree on strip mall. 2. Big tree on house. 3. Big tree on car. 4. Small tree on car. 5. Assorted shrubbery on car.

It just gets kinda creepy, it's so orderly and efficient and insulated from the real world,

I wait for the headlines to inspire me.

Team Rodent How Disney Devours the World.

They have a crystalline sense of right and wrong; it disappears when they walk out the door with their M.B.A.

The first rule of hurricane coverage is that every broadcast must begin with palm trees bending in the wind.

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.

These are all kids who are going to be growing up to vote. They have a much clearer idea of the kind of world they want to live in, ... I like to think sanity will prevail.

Welcome to the exciting world of hurricane journalism While your highly paid colleagues on the anchor desk are broadcasting from the dry safety of a heavily fortified television studio, you and your camera crew will be out in the maw of the storm, risking your lives for no good reason.

I always try to burden even the villains with some weird predilection they have to cope with. It helps make them memorable, and gives them a human side.

Humor can be an incredible, lacerating and effective weapon.