After 'The Sisters Brothers,' I tried to write a contemporary story dealing with an investment adviser in New York City who moves to Paris. I did all this research, but after about a year and any number of pages written, I was bored stiff. Patrick deWitt adviserborebrother share on social
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 bedhomenice Change image and share on social
I haven't read a lot of Westerns. But I wrote a Western. The influences were all cinematic. Patrick deWitt cinematicinfluencelot Change image and share on social
Love is dangerous; it's not something to be trifled with. As good as it feels on the way in, it feels that much worse on the way out. Patrick deWitt badlydangerousfelt Change image and share on social
I have a paranoia that 'Ablutions' is the best thing I'll ever do. Patrick deWitt ablutionparanoiathing Change image and share on social
Many's the dead author whose body of work has been marred by overzealous publishers or family members. If this happens to me, I vow to seek out the responsible parties and haunt them to the point of death. Patrick deWitt authorbodydead share on social
I've stopped reading about the death of books because it's wasteful and morbid and insulting to the authors, agents, publishers, booksellers, critics, and readers that keep the world community of fiction interesting. Patrick deWitt agentauthorbook share on social
Often the starting point for characters, for me, is finding a little, most minor detail, and I'll go from there. Patrick deWitt characterdetailfind Change image and share on social
If I were to continue to work in an established mode, it stands to reason the work would be limited by this - that it would never surpass the prior work in quality. Patrick deWitt continueestablishlimit Change image and share on social
The theme of luck comes up a lot. It's something I thought about before, why some people are lucky and some people aren't lucky. It seems like some people you meet can sort of cultivate luck, and I've always been fascinated by that. Patrick deWitt cultivatefascinatehave share on social
