33 Patrick deWitt Quotes for You to Enjoy

Patrick deWitt

Canadian Novelist

Born: 1975

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It's healthy to have interests besides books. Patrick deWitt

Healthy Books Besides Interests

The nice thing about writing at home is that it's almost as though I'm doing it already. I get out of bed thinking of my work, and I don't have to go anywhere to do it. Patrick deWitt

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More and more, I find myself turning away from everything relating to contemporary society. I don't know how healthy it is, but I am creating a very private bubble that I live in. Patrick deWitt

I was reading my son some fables; it made for good nighttime reading. These stories were very vivid and very strange and occasionally bizarrely violent. It was a very free landscape. Patrick deWitt

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Whenever we changed schools, we had to make a new set of friends. At the time, of course, I hated it. But looking back now, I'm really glad I did, because it forces independence on you. Patrick deWitt

The impetus for 'The Sisters Brothers' was it occurred to me that there was no neurosis in westerns, or there's a minimal amount of it. Patrick deWitt

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By the time I left the bar, I was 30. I was a dishwasher. They call it a bar-back, but essentially, I washed dishes for a living. I had no high-school diploma, I had no agent, and my literary successes were non-existent... but it was the only thing I ever wanted to do, so I did feel trapped. Patrick deWitt

Time Trapped Living Diploma Only Had Feel Call Non-Existent Were Left Did Essentially The Only Thing Wanted Dishes Literary Dishwasher Bar Agent Successes Washed Ever Thing By The Time

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