Men Quote 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…

— 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…

— Patrick deWitt

“Beware of the plygs of Colorado City, Arizona. They have no cups of coffee for the likes of you.”

— Patrick deWitt

“When you sleep, your dreams are those of a dullard”

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— Patrick deWitt

'The Sisters Brothers' started out as a little bit of dialogue between these two men who became Eli and Charlie Sisters.

— Patrick deWitt

I was halfway through a rough draft of 'The Sisters Brothers' when it came time to start the 'Terri' adaptation.

— 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…

— Patrick deWitt

I haven't read hardly any Westerns, to tell you the truth.

— 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…

— Patrick deWitt