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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.
Carl Hiaasen
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Carl Hiaasen
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: March 12
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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.
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