Carl Hiaasen quotes - page 3

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)
I think it's always good for the author to stay a good cattle prod's distance from the actual moviemaking. View quote
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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. View quote
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I've always enjoyed making people laugh. But in order for me to be funny, I have to get ticked off about something. View quote
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I've never progressed very far from my days as a smart aleck in middle school. View quote
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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. View quote
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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? View quote
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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. View quote
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We've always been fascinated with movie stars and singers, but the fascination with people who really have nothing to offer is something new. View quote
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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. View quote
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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)