Carl Hiaasen Quotes

A collection of quotes by Carl Hiaasen.

Carl Hiaasen is an American author and journalist, born on March 12, 1953, in Plantation, Florida. He is renowned for his witty and satirical novels that often explore environmental and political issues in Florida. Hiaasen began his career as a journalist, working for The Miami Herald, and later transitioned towards writing fictional works. Some of his notable novels include "Strip Tease," "Skinny Dip," and "Sick Puppy." Hiaasen's distinctive writing style combines humor, suspense, and social commentary, earning him critical acclaim and a dedicated fanbase.

Good satire comes from anger. It comes from a sense of injus

Good satire comes from anger. It comes from a sense of injustice, that there are wrongs in the world that need to be fixed. And what better place to get that well of venom and outrage boiling than a newsroom, because you're on the front lines.

Nobody with an IQ higher than emergency-room temperature cou

Nobody with an IQ higher than emergency-room temperature could ever believe that 'death panels' would be appointed to nudge the elderly toward euthanasia. Yet for idle entertainment, it's hard to beat Sarah Palin's ignorant nattering on the subject.

Here's my rule: You always want to pay cash for your own boo

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.

To me, the newspaper business was a way to learn about life

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.

Life Business People

My books are shelved in different places, depending on the b

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.

Humor

Humor can be an incredible, lacerating and effective weapon.

Humor can be an incredible, lacerating and effective weapon.

Humor

My humour has always come from anger, but I have to make sur

My humour has always come from anger, but I have to make sure I don't just get angry and jump on a soapbox.

Anger

Kids feel so strongly about what's going on today and what's

Kids feel so strongly about what's going on today and what's happening to the world, and that's very inspiring. I feel more hopeful than ever before about the future.

Future

One problem with age is that patience begins to ebb.

One problem with age is that patience begins to ebb.

Age

I never laugh or smile when I am writing. When I come home f

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.

Morning

Humor can be an incredible lacerating and effective weapon.

Humor can be an incredible lacerating and effective weapon. And that is the way I use it.

Humor

I've always enjoyed making people laugh. But in order for me

I've always enjoyed making people laugh. But in order for me to be funny, I have to get ticked off about something.

Funny

From my experience, politicians are much more uncomfortable

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.

Experience