“People - just weird people are attracted to Miami. And they come there not for serious reasons, usually.” PeopleReasonSeriousMiamiWeird People Author:Dave Barry
“When I'm writing columns, it's - all I'm thinking about is jokes, joke, joke, joke, setup, punch line, joke, joke, joke. And I really don't care where it goes.” ThinkingWritingCareLinesJokesDon't CareColumnsSetups Author:Dave Barry
“I have never had a point in my life to make. I'm just trying to entertain the reader.” TryingReader Author:Dave Barry
“I'm happy to start on one topic and end on another one entirely, as long as it's funny.” LongEndsTopics Author:Dave Barry
“With a novel, you have to have a story. It's much more important to have it matter to the reader what happens to people, and it has to make sense and end in a way that is satisfying. So I spend a lot more time thinking about that. Then the writing itself usually is easier for me, because I know where it's going.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWayWritingImportantEndsMatterStoriesHappensNovelReaderEasierMake SenseMore TimeSatisfying Author:Dave Barry
“Miami, you can never run out of material. As long as you have Miami around you, you will never, never stop being amused.” LongRunningMaterialsMiamiAmused Author:Dave Barry
“I think that that's always been a real talent of mine is to be able to spot somebody who has that thing that is so non-definable, that thing that I wish I possessed.” ThinkingRealAbleWishTalentMinesSpotsPossessedReal Talent Author:Rosie O'Donnell
“The words of musicals were the moral codes that I lived by. I found meaning and messages in musicals that I didn't find in churches or school books and it really made me come alive in a way.” WayMadeBookSchoolFoundChurchMoralAliveMessagesCodeMoral Code Author:Rosie O'Donnell
“Culture is defined, really, by the artists who record what the everyday experience is like and then translate it to a common piece of art that all people can respond and relate to.” PeopleArtArtistCultureCommonRecordsPiecesEverydayDefinedRelateTranslate Author:Rosie O'Donnell