After school, I got a job in a shop in Hollywood and shared an apartment with a friend. I promptly lost my job and got evicted from my apartment, and that happened several times. Patrick deWitt apartmentevictfriend Change image and share on social
At the age of seventeen, I decided I would spend my life writing fiction. I didn't know what this entailed, exactly - a room, I supposed. A room and books and paper and solitude. Patrick deWitt agebookdecide 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 am increasingly unimpressed by works of art that require a college degree to understand. I think that art should be for everyone. And people should be moved by it. Patrick deWitt artcollegedegree 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
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
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
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
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 the book cover, reviews and interviews, readings and radio appearances - all this by simply moving ahead and making contact with folks I thought might enjoy the writing. Patrick deWitt accomplishaheadappearance 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