Mickey Cray had been out of work ever since a dead iguana fell from a palm tree and hit him on the head.

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.

Life is a thick dictionary, where you can find the meaning of anything.

Religion was (is) always steps ahead of science

Men and women everywhere must exercise deliberate selection to live wisely.

I think that society has to be careful not to shift all of its resources to the elderly versus the young. I get very concerned when people talk about cutting education budgets.

Discipline is like cabbage. We may not care for it ourselves, but feel sure it would be good for somebody else.

Specialization and organization are the basis of human progress.

Keep your mind open. You may very well learn something new about yourself and your pictures.

Too often, our minds are locked on one track. We are looking for red - so we overlook blue. Many Nobel Prizes have been washed down the drain because someone did not expect the unexpected.

The goal of Apple is not to make money but to make really nice products, really great products.

I get really saucy after a few drinks. Sexy rude, not obnoxious rude.