“I think in the old days, the nexus of weirdness ran through Southern California, and to a degree New York City. I think it's changed so that every bizarre story in the country now has a Florida connection. I don't know why, except it must be some inversion of magnetic poles or something.” ThinkingKnowsCountryStoriesCitiesNew YorkChangedDegreesConnectionsCaliforniaRanNew York CitySouthernFloridaBizarreOld DaysWeirdnessMagneticSouthern CaliforniaNexusInversions Author:Carl Hiaasen
“When I was writing Razor Girl, I thought it would be fun to have a redneck TV family that was really just a bunch of actors who had to be trained to be rednecks. That's not so farfetched, if you know how Hollywood works.” IfsKnowsWritingWould BeGirlActorsFunKnow HowTvsHollywoodBunchRedneckRazors Author:Carl Hiaasen
“...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.” KnowsWaySaidRight NowYeahPairsToysCopCollectingTots Book:Skin Tight Source: Skin Tight
“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.” KnowsMadeFunKnowingPoliticianUncomfortableTargetRoutineRidiculeUneasySoapboxBeing Made Fun Author:Carl Hiaasen