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> [as a lobbyist he had long ago concluded there was no difference in how Democrats and Republicans conducted the business of government. The game stayed the same: It was always about favors and friends, and who controlled the dough. Party…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-hiaasen/as-a-lobbyist-he-had-long-ago-concluded-there-was-no-difference-in/)

[Carl Hiaasen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-hiaasen/)

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## More by Carl Hiaasen

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-hiaasen/all-novels-are-about-crime-you-d-be-hard-pressed-to-find-any-novel/)

[Carl Hiaasen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-hiaasen/)

> [“Hey. Sometimes life is a shit flavored Popsicle.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-hiaasen/hey-sometimes-life-is-a-shit-flavored-popsicle/)

[Carl Hiaasen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-hiaasen/)

> [as a lobbyist he had long ago concluded there was no difference in how Democrats and Republicans conducted the business of government. The game…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-hiaasen/as-a-lobbyist-he-had-long-ago-concluded-there-was-no-difference-in/)

[Carl Hiaasen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-hiaasen/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-hiaasen/as-frightening-as-this-may-sound-what-you-see-in-the-books-is-the-way/)

[Carl Hiaasen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-hiaasen/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-hiaasen/sure-i-ll-have-characters-drop-in-and-out-of-books-but-the-main-cast/)

[Carl Hiaasen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-hiaasen/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-hiaasen/when-i-m-deciding-to-read-a-book-i-never-open-to-the-first-chapter/)

[Carl Hiaasen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-hiaasen/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-hiaasen/i-believe-it-s-never-too-late-to-change-i-m-eighty-one-years-old-but/)

[Carl Hiaasen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-hiaasen/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-hiaasen/earl-you-can-t-walk-around-with-a-lead-slug-up-your-bottom-it-s-bound/)

[Carl Hiaasen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-hiaasen/)

> [“A quick puke, two rails of blow and she was solid.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-hiaasen/a-quick-puke-two-rails-of-blow-and-she-was-solid/)

[Carl Hiaasen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-hiaasen/)

> [“Buck’s girlfriend went by the porny name of Miracle though she had a master’s in computer science from Florida State.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-hiaasen/buck-s-girlfriend-went-by-the-porny-name-of-miracle-though-she-had-a/)

[Carl Hiaasen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-hiaasen/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-hiaasen/disney-s-something-to-be-a-little-alarmed-about-it-s-not-just-a/)

[Carl Hiaasen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-hiaasen/)

> [“In his own mind, it was never a matter of courage. But courage it was.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-hiaasen/in-his-own-mind-it-was-never-a-matter-of-courage-but-courage-it-was/)

[Carl Hiaasen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-hiaasen/)

> [No deliberative body is manifestly less qualified to make decisions about public education than our state Legislature. With a few shining exceptions, most of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-hiaasen/no-deliberative-body-is-manifestly-less-qualified-to-make-decisions/)

[Carl Hiaasen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-hiaasen/)

> [“If anything is more irresistible than Jesus, it's Mickey.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-hiaasen/if-anything-is-more-irresistible-than-jesus-it-s-mickey/)

[Carl Hiaasen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-hiaasen/)

> [“Shreave flicked away the dead mosquito. "Don't these things carry the bird flu too?" "No Boyd, that would be a bird.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-hiaasen/shreave-flicked-away-the-dead-mosquito-don-t-these-things-carry-the/)

[Carl Hiaasen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-hiaasen/)

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