Carl Hiaasen Quotes:
Ocupation: Journalist
Life: b. March 12, 1953
Birthday: March 12
Every writer scrounges for inspiration in different places, and there's no shame in raiding the headlines. It's necessary, in fact, when attempting contemporary satire. Sharp-edged humor relies on topical reference points.
source: "Writers on Writing, Carl Hiaasen: Real Life, That Bizarre and Brazen Plagiarist" by Carl Hiaasen, archive.nytimes.com. April 24, 2000. 
topic: Inspiration, Different, Facts, Raiding
