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.

Like Richard Price and the late, great Elmore Leonard, Matt Burgess is one of those cool, quick and funny writers who can turn a seemingly routine crime caper into something special.

The greatest sin for a writer is to be boring.

The first rule of hurricane coverage is that every broadcast must begin with palm trees bending in the wind.

Sunset on the water ought to be a quiet and easy time, but I guess some people can't stand a little silence.

My escape is to just get in a boat and disappear on the water.

My driving record is not exemplary, but I have never had a speeding ticket over 100 m.p.h. I can say that unequivocally.

Disney's something to be a little alarmed about. It's not just a little theme park anymore. It's now an ethic and outlook and strategy that goes way beyond central Florida.

There is no writer's block in a newsroom. There's only unemployment block.

Unfortunately for novelists, real life is getting way too funny and far-fetched.

I've always enjoyed making people laugh. But in order for me to be funny, I have to get ticked off about something.

Telling Sam and Daneca feels like peeling off my own skin to expose everything underneath. It hurts.

A happy one will do her best to make you happy but a pathetic one will convert your life to a pathetic one

The size of the lie is a definite factor in causing it to be believed.

Not really, but after that I think about how I could kill him while he slept if I really wanted to, and then I feel better.

I am lucky in marriage and in dogs.

my mother always found me out. Always. She's been dead for thirty-five years, but I have this feeling that even now she's watching.

What happens style wise behind closed doors, in your home, shouldn't be incidental. Home isn't just where you stow your things or sack out for the night. It should be your private escape.

Sure," said Adrian. "I bet going in there and kicking down the door will change their minds. Take Rose with you, and you guys'll make a really good impression.

In whatever form it takes, life sings because it has a song. The meaning is in the lyrics.

They criticize because they don't have a life. It's easy to criticize another person.