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

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Carl Hiaasen

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“We don't like to say that [my wife was Jewish] because her mother was Jewish, which means she was Jewish. So don't imply that my wife was a shikse.”
“I think the best analogy for where we are right now is that America is Elvis Presley -- the most beautiful, talented, rebellious nation in the history of Earth. And now, you're in your Vegas years. You've squeezed yourself into a white jumpsuit, you're wheezing your way through 'Love Me Tender' and you might be about to pass away bloated on the toilet. But you're still the King.”
“poetry ... shows with a sudden intense clarity what is already there.”

Source : Helen Smith Bevington (1961). “When Found, Make a Verse of”
“I have my favourite fashion decade, yes, yes, yes: 60s. It was a sort of little revolution; the clothes were amazing but not too exaggerated.”

Source : Harper's Bazaar Interview, www.harpersbazaar.com.au. August 10, 2010.
“Soon we will be strangers. No, we can never be that. Hurting someone is an act of reluctant intimacy. We will be dangerous acquaintances with a history.”

Source : Hanif Kureishi (2002). “Intimacy and Midnight All Day: A Novel and Stories”, p.10, Simon and Schuster
“We've got to understand that all disenfranchised people have something in common...The pursuit of justice really is about equality for everyone.”
“Again, as a gay man I look at that and say there's a hopelessness that surrounds it, but as a human being I look at it and say 'Why? Where's this disparity coming from, and why can't we as a culture and society dig deeper to examine that?' We're terrified of facing ourselves.”

Source : "Zachary Quinto Addresses Homosexuality in New Interview, Blog Post" by Jane Kellogg, www.hollywoodreporter.com. October 16, 2011.
“The most rewarding part of my work is the "Aha" moment, the excitement of discovery and enjoyment of understanding something new - the feeling of being on top of a hill and having a clear view. But most of the time, doing mathematics for me is like being on a long hike with no trail and no end in sight. I find discussing mathematics with colleagues of different backgrounds one of the most productive ways of making progress.”

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