Scat Quotes

“Jimmy Lee Baylis was a wise man, and knew better than to talk back to the man who signed his paycheck.”
― Carl Hiaasen, Scat

“The first thing that the boy called Smoke told Nick Waters was: “Your biology book’s in my locker. The combination is 5-3-5.” And the second thing he said was: “I didn’t do that fire, man. I’m innocent.”
― Carl Hiaasen, Scat

“So for a while, they sat peacefully in the swamp, listening to Mrs. Starch hum while the little panther slurped happily and the emerald leaves overhead shimmered and shook in the sunlight.”
― Carl Hiaasen, Scat

“After the first gunshot, they dove to the ground and pressed themselves flat. Then came two other shots, followed shortly by more. Nick was sure he heard one of the bullets zing off a nearby tree.”
― Carl Hiaasen, Scat

“a person such as Duane Scrod Jr. got accepted into the Truman School was solved when Dr. Dressler came across a letter from the previous headmaster reflecting a large cash donation from Duane’s wealthy grandmother, who was also paying his tuition. Dr. Dressler concluded that it would be bad for the Truman School and its future endowments if young Duane became seriously ill from devouring Mrs. Starch’s pencil. He put away the file and somewhat”
― Carl Hiaasen, Scat

“Let’s eat first, Nicky.”
― Carl Hiaasen, Scat

“to Mrs. Starch, who had begun to pace. She was scanning the class, selecting a victim.”
― Carl Hiaasen, Scat

“Starch had barely waited”
― Carl Hiaasen, Scat

“effort to conceal an odd crimson mark”
― Carl Hiaasen, Scat

“Perplexed, Dr. Dressler pulled out the file of Duane Scrod Jr. It showed that the boy had been held back two years in elementary school and later was expelled from a public middle school for fighting with his P.E. teacher. During that scuffle, the teacher lost three teeth and the tip of his right pinkie finger,”
― Carl Hiaasen, Scat

“Bernard Beanstoop III, otherwise known as Bernie the Bean, who was only the most famous and most expensive criminal defense lawyer in Tampa.”
― Carl Hiaasen, Scat

“flap opened on one of the tents, and a gangly figure crawled out. It was Mrs. Starch. She rose slowly, brushing herself off, her eyes blazing at the sight of Nick and Marta.”
― Carl Hiaasen, Scat

“and a surly young burglar (handcuffed to his chair) who’d been bitten by a police dog in a very sensitive area of his body.”
― Carl Hiaasen, Scat

“ass.”
― Carl Hiaasen, Scat

“dollars!”
― Carl Hiaasen, Scat

“want Mrs. Starch to come back!”
― Carl Hiaasen, Scat