Obviously you have to make a profit to put out a newspaper. I'm not an idiot. But when the margins are in excess of 25 per cent you're talking about greed.
Carl HiaasenRead
As frightening as this may sound, what you see in the books is the way I see the world. And so far I haven't seen anything, either in Florida or elsewhere, to dissuade me from it.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote expresses the idea that one's perspective and experiences shape their understanding of the world.
Carl Hiaasen emphasizes that his worldview is heavily influenced by the narratives and ideas presented in books. He implies that literature and personal experience merge to create a unique lens through which he perceives reality and that he sees no evidence to alter this perspective, regardless of his surroundings.
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Example use cases
Using this quote in a discussion about how literature shapes our understanding of life.
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All quotes →To me, the newspaper business was a way to learn about life and how things worked in the real world and how people spoke. You learn all the skills - you learn to listen, you learn to take notes - everything you use later as a novelist was valuable training in the newspaper world. But I always wanted to write novels.
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Lots of people can write a good first page but to sustain it, that's my litmus test. If I flip to the middle of the book and there's a piece of dialogue that's just outstanding, or a description, then I'll flip back to the first page and start it.
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The greatest sin for a writer is to be boring.
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The Florida in my novels is not as seedy as the real Florida. It's hard to stay ahead of the curve. Every time I write a scene that I think is the sickest thing I have ever dreamed up, it is surpassed by something that happens in real life.
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