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
I don't know that happy people are interesting to write about - or to read about. Patrick deWitt happyinterestpeople Change image and share on social
One of the nice things about writing is you can take essentially painful things in your life and turn them into something that might be useful, or at least entertaining, to somebody else. Patrick deWitt entertainessentiallylife Change image and share on social
I wrote for so many years in a bubble, the way everyone does, and there were large swaths of time where you think you're doing this for nothing. An audience is crucial, a back and forth with the invisible readers. Patrick deWitt audiencebackbubble share on social
I don't consider Los Angeles home anymore; ultimately, it was pretty negative, but I did spend my formative years in the Valley and all around L.A. proper. Through my teenage years and into my young adulthood, up until the age of 30, I spent a good amount of time there. Patrick deWitt adulthoodageamount share on social
I've always felt so fortunate to have writing to turn to every day. I'm obsessed with it. Patrick deWitt dayfeltfortunate Change image and share on social
I was intentionally curbing the impulse to be funny and hiding the ability. I wrote any number of very serious attempts at poems, short stories, novels - horrible. At a certain point, I recognized that it was fun to write dialogue that had a degree of lightness and humor. Patrick deWitt abilityattemptcurb share on social
