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Carl Hiaasen (/ˈhaɪ.əsɛn/; born March 12, 1953) is an American writer. A long-time columnist for the Miami Herald, Hiaasen has also written more than 20 novels which can generally be classified as humorous crime fiction and often feature themes of environmentalism and political corruption in his native Florida.

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Bangkok 8 is one of the most startling and provocative mysteries that I've read in years. The characters are marvelously unique, the setting is intoxicating and the plot unwinds in dark illusory strands, reminiscent of Gorky Park. Once I started, I didn't want to put it down.

Character, Characters, Dark, Mysteries, Park, Unique

Unfortunately for novelists, real life is getting way too funny and far-fetched.

Life, Novelists, Real, Way

That's the thing about being a Labrador retriever - you were born for fun. Seldom was your loopy, freewheeling mind cluttered by contemplation, and never at all by somber worry; every day was a romp. What else could there possibly be to life? Eating was a thrill. Pissing was a treat. Shitting was a joy. And licking your own balls? Bliss. And everywhere you went were gullible humans who patted and hugged and fussed over you.

Fun, Gullible, Joy, Romp, Shitting, Worry

It's easy to get distracted by the vaudevillian aspects of the healthcare debate.

Aspects, Debate, Easy, Healthcare, Vaudevillian

I still do a weekly opinion column for the Miami Herald, and it's like shooting fish in a barrel. Rotten fish.

Miami, Opinion, Rotten, Shooting, Weekly

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 myself as a crime novelist, but there are crimes in my books. That's the nature of storytelling, if you want to reflect the real world.

Book, Novelist, Novelists, Real, See, World

Mrs. Bonneville never buckled her seat belt, even though it was required by state law; an ardent libertarian, she opposed government meddling in all matters of personal choice.

Choices, Government, Law, Libertarian, Mrs, State

I've never progressed very far from my days as a smart aleck in middle school.

Aleck, Days, Middle, Progressed, School, Smart

A bonus, being a writer, is that the true-life source material is fabulously bizarre. There's so much corruption, violence and free-floating depravity that the well never runs dry, whether you're a novelist, a journalist, or both.

Fabulously, Novelist, Novelists, Running, Runs, True Life

The greatest sin for a writer is to be boring.

Boring, Greatest, Sin, Writer

There's so much hate that we direct externally that we forget we have our own psychos. But that's the role of the satirist - you have to examine your own country and say, look!

Country, Hate, Look, Role, Roles, Say

Roy remembered the time he and his father had a talk about fighting. 'It's important to stand up for what's right,' Mr. Eberhardt had said, 'but sometimes there's a fine line between courage and stupidity.

Father, Fighting, Line, Roy, Stupidity, Talk

Actually it was the mark of the stupid, which is what you get for sitting under a tree during a thunderstorm.

Mark, Sitting, Stupid, Thunderstorm, Tree

You can do the best research and be making the strongest intellectual argument, but if readers don't get past the third paragraph you've wasted your energy and valuable ink.

Energy, Intellectual, Paragraph, Past, Strongest

. . . Right now there's a pair of bad cops on their way out here to shoot me. " "You don't know that. " "Yeah, you're right," Stranahan said. "They're probably just collecting Toys for Tots. Now go.

Pairs, Said, Tots, Toys, Way

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.

Central, Ethic, Florida, Littles, Way

and in the meantime don't jump to conclusions.

Conclusion, Conclusions, Jump, Meantime

My books are character-driven. They're not driven by the story.

Book, Books, Character, Driven, Stories, Story

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.

Dog, Ears, Like, Page, Pages, Sentence

Sometimes you're going to be faced with situations where the line isn't clear between what's right and what's wrong. Your heart will tell you to do one thing and your brain will tell you to do something different. In the end, all that's left is to look at both sides and go with your best judgment.

Brain, Different, Heart, Left, Right, Sides

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