All novels are about crime. You'd be hard pressed to find any novel that does not have an element of crime. I… — Carl Hiaasen Copy Share Image
The Florida in my novels is not as seedy as the real Florida. It's hard to stay ahead of the curve. Every… — Carl Hiaasen Copy Share Image
Unfortunately, I don't get to read nearly as much as I want because I'm always working on my own stuff, either the… — Carl Hiaasen Copy Share Image
The Thieves of Manhattan is a sly and cutting riff on the book-publishing world that is quite funny unless you happen to… — Carl Hiaasen Copy Share Image
Ironically, I come from a family of lawyers - my dad, my grandfather, and now my oldest son. And some of my… — Carl Hiaasen Copy Share Image
I've never before had the same main character appear in consecutive novels, but I liked Yancy and his attitude, and I was… — Carl Hiaasen Copy Share Image
It's actually not very hard to re-set between the adult novels and the ones for younger readers. The narrative voices are very… — Carl Hiaasen Copy Share Image
When I'm working on a novel of my own, I try to read mostly nonfiction, although sometimes I break down and peek… — Carl Hiaasen Copy Share Image
All novels are about crime. You'd be hard pressed to find any novel that does not have an element of crime. I don't see… — Carl Hiaasen Copy Share Image
as a lobbyist he had long ago concluded there was no difference in how Democrats and Republicans conducted the business of government. The game… — Carl Hiaasen Copy Share Image
As frightening as this may sound, what you see in the books is the way I see the world. And so far I haven't… — Carl Hiaasen Copy Share Image
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… — Carl Hiaasen Copy Share Image
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… — Carl Hiaasen Copy Share Image
“I believe it's never too late to change. I'm eighty-one years old, but I still think I can be a better person tomorrow than… — Carl Hiaasen Copy Share Image
“Earl, you can’t walk around with a lead slug up your bottom. It’s bound to affect your outlook.” Tool jerked his hand away. “I’ll… — Carl Hiaasen Copy Share Image
“Buck’s girlfriend went by the porny name of Miracle though she had a master’s in computer science from Florida State.” — Carl Hiaasen Copy Share Image
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… — Carl Hiaasen Copy Share Image
“In his own mind, it was never a matter of courage. But courage it was.” — Carl Hiaasen Copy Share Image
