Hoot QUOTES

2 " The classroom fell quiet, a long heavy silence that roared in Roy's ears like a train. "

― Carl Hiaasen , Hoot

4 " He paused and manufactured a chuckle. "

― Carl Hiaasen , Hoot

6 " Roy remembered the time he and his father had a talk about fighting. 'It's important to stand up for what's right,' Mr. Eberhardt had said, 'but sometimes there's a fine line between courage and stupidity. "

― Carl Hiaasen , Hoot

8 " Cleveland, Ohio, "

― Carl Hiaasen , Hoot

10 " Guess I’ll have to come back another day and try again, Roy thought. That’s what a real Florida boy would do. "

― Carl Hiaasen , Hoot

12 " Garrett said, “Dude, here’s the killer—Dana told ’em he was you!” “Oh, nice.” “What a butthead, huh?” “And they probably believed him,” Roy said. “Not even for a minute.” “Was he alone?” Roy asked. “Anybody else get arrested?” Anybody like Beatrice Leep’s stepbrother? he wanted to say. “Nope. Just him,” Garrett said, “and guess what—he’s got a record!” “A record?” “A rap sheet, dude. Dana’s been busted before, is what the cops told my mom.” Again, Roy wasn’t exactly shocked by the news. “Busted for what?” “Shoplifting, breakin’ into Coke machines—stuff like that,” Garrett said. “One time he even knocked down a lady and swiped her purse. Mom made me promise not to tell. It’s supposed to be a secret, since Dana’s still a minor. "

― Carl Hiaasen , Hoot

14 " devastated "

― Carl Hiaasen , Hoot

16 " Officer Delinko thought the bald man must have a good sense of humor to go by such a nickname, but he was wrong. Curly was cranky and unsmiling. "

― Carl Hiaasen , Hoot