I don't have an e-reader. One reason is that I like to dog-ear the page when I find a particularly good sentence or passage.

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.

At the fringe edge of advancement it's a war of anarchy and chaos.

Music is a very personal and emotional form of communication.

Telling the truth is always revolutionary

I miss CDs. I miss listening to a whole album, even the lame songs that sometimes grow on you.

Emotion or feeling is really the only thing about pictures I find interesting. Beyond that is is just a trick.

If you feel pain, you have to make up your mind whether you can play with it or not.

Things are getting much better, but I always wondered when I went to church on Sundays. I've always been one to... I'm not just a boxer.

Refuse to write your life and you have no life.

You can judge the success of a man by his bodyguards!

Three things that always bring a smile to my face: making guacamole for my friends, getting pedicures with my mom, exploring an airport I've never been in.