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> [“Most people are chained to their own fear and stupidity and haven’t the sense to level a cold eye at just what is wrong with their lives.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-dewitt/most-people-are-chained-to-their-own-fear-and-stupidity-and-haven-t/)

[Patrick deWitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-dewitt/)

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> [Most people are chained to their own fear and stupidity and haven’t the sense to level a cold eye at just what is wrong with their lives. Most people will continue on, dissatisfied but never attempting to understand why, or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-dewitt/most-people-are-chained-to-their-own-fear-and-stupidity-and-haven-t-2/)

[Patrick deWitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-dewitt/)

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## More by Patrick deWitt

> [“I had nowhere to go and did not wish to be seen by anyone for fear they would recognize my sadness and so for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-dewitt/i-had-nowhere-to-go-and-did-not-wish-to-be-seen-by-anyone-for-fear/)

[Patrick deWitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-dewitt/)

> [I come by writing dialogue fairly naturally, I've got a chatty family; I'm a bit of a voyeur, and if I'm ever in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-dewitt/i-come-by-writing-dialogue-fairly-naturally-i-ve-got-a-chatty-family/)

[Patrick deWitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-dewitt/)

> [“Beware of the plygs of Colorado City, Arizona. They have no cups of coffee for the likes of you.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-dewitt/beware-of-the-plygs-of-colorado-city-arizona-they-have-no-cups-of/)

[Patrick deWitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-dewitt/)

> [“When you sleep, your dreams are those of a dullard”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-dewitt/when-you-sleep-your-dreams-are-those-of-a-dullard/)

[Patrick deWitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-dewitt/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-dewitt/the-nice-thing-about-writing-at-home-is-that-it-s-almost-as-though-i/)

[Patrick deWitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-dewitt/)

> [I am increasingly unimpressed by works of art that require a college degree to understand. I think that art should be for everyone. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-dewitt/i-am-increasingly-unimpressed-by-works-of-art-that-require-a-college/)

[Patrick deWitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-dewitt/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-dewitt/i-carry-a-small-spiral-notebook-with-me-at-all-times-and-have-been/)

[Patrick deWitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-dewitt/)

> ['The Sisters Brothers' started out as a little bit of dialogue between these two men who became Eli and Charlie Sisters.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-dewitt/the-sisters-brothers-started-out-as-a-little-bit-of-dialogue-between/)

[Patrick deWitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-dewitt/)

> [I was halfway through a rough draft of 'The Sisters Brothers' when it came time to start the 'Terri' adaptation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-dewitt/i-was-halfway-through-a-rough-draft-of-the-sisters-brothers-when-it/)

[Patrick deWitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-dewitt/the-impetus-for-the-sisters-brothers-was-it-occurred-to-me-that-there/)

[Patrick deWitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-dewitt/)

> [I haven't read hardly any Westerns, to tell you the truth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-dewitt/i-haven-t-read-hardly-any-westerns-to-tell-you-the-truth/)

[Patrick deWitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-dewitt/)

> [Lies can be wonderful things, and when a lie is told artfully, if it's done with a degree of craftsmanship, I can't help but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-dewitt/lies-can-be-wonderful-things-and-when-a-lie-is-told-artfully-if-it-s/)

[Patrick deWitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-dewitt/)

> [I'm not an enormous proponent of plot as a reader. It's about other things; my reading has become specialized over the years.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-dewitt/i-m-not-an-enormous-proponent-of-plot-as-a-reader-it-s-about-other/)

[Patrick deWitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-dewitt/)

> [“You are afraid of hell. But that’s all religion is, really. Fear of a place we’d rather not be, and where there’s no such…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-dewitt/you-are-afraid-of-hell-but-that-s-all-religion-is-really-fear-of-a/)

[Patrick deWitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-dewitt/)

> [I've been surprised at how much an unknown like myself can accomplish just by reaching out to people and pleading my case. Quotes for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-dewitt/i-ve-been-surprised-at-how-much-an-unknown-like-myself-can-accomplish/)

[Patrick deWitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-dewitt/)

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