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
It's healthy to have interests besides books. Patrick deWitt bookhealthyinterest Change image and share on social
The question about my Canadianness comes up a lot, and I'm never quite sure what to say about it. I've carved a life out for myself in Oregon, and it feels like home, not because it's the States but because that's where my friends are and where my son is. Patrick deWitt canadiannesscarvefelt share on social
I understand the desire to write and read about the death of publishing. It's a perversely and universally appealing topic. Patrick deWitt appealdeathdesire Change image and share on social
Bernie Madoff is probably more nuanced then I'm giving him credit for, but I just couldn't get under his skin. Patrick deWitt berniecreditgive Change image and share on social
Every industry has slack times, and everyone has bad days at work. Patrick deWitt baddayindustry Change image and share on social
All of my close friends are emotional train wrecks. This is what makes our lives interesting - constantly doubting ourselves, worrying, wondering if we've made a mistake. Could we have done better? Are we good people? Are we bad people? Patrick deWitt badcloseconstantly share on social
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 bizarrelyfablefree Change image and share on social
I think of myself as somebody who, in a moment-to-moment way, I'm quite happy. But I think I am a bit doubtful and wary of true happiness, and, like a lot of my friends, there's been a good degree of self-sabotage. Patrick deWitt bitedegreedoubtful share on social
The question of likability is a bit of a puzzler for me. You know, I don't write people with likability in mind. It's more whether or not I find them compelling. Patrick deWitt bitecompelfind Change image and share on social
