If you're not riddled with doubt, you've probably done something wrong. Patrick deWitt doubthaveriddle Change image and share on social
My instinct is to write under the cloak of an opaque historical setting. Patrick deWitt cloakhistoricalinstinct Change image and share on social
I carry a small spiral notebook with me at all times and have been doing this for many years. There's a shoe box in my closet filled with these notebooks, each riddled with notes and impressions, ideas, schemes, and soup recipes. Patrick deWitt boxcarrycloset share on social
Working in a bar was a horrific idea for me. Patrick deWitt barhorrificidea Change image and share on social
'The Sisters Brothers' started out as a little bit of dialogue between these two men who became Eli and Charlie Sisters. Patrick deWitt bitebrothercharlie Change image and share on social
I felt like love has been underrepresented - unironic love, just actually really falling in love. Patrick deWitt fallfeltlove Change image and share on social
I wouldn't want to write a biography of anyone. I'd feel too inhibited by the facts and too much pressure to do the subject's life justice. Patrick deWitt biographyfactfeel Change image and share on social
I had no plan to write a western novel, and when I realized it was happening, I was pretty surprised by it. But you have to go with what feels right. Patrick deWitt felthappenplan Change image and share on social
When you meet someone you love, whether or not they love you back, something occurs in you that makes you want to improve yourself. Patrick deWitt backimprovelove Change image and share on social
At the age of seventeen, I decided I would spend my life writing fiction. I didn't know what this entailed, exactly - a room, I supposed. A room and books and paper and solitude. Patrick deWitt agebookdecide Change image and share on social
