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About Patrick deWitt
Canadian novelist and screenwriter
Patrick deWitt is a Canadian novelist and screenwriter, born on Vancouver Island. He later moved to Portland, Oregon, and became an American citizen. He has 83 quotes on the site. He is known for six novels, beginning with Ablutions in 2009 and continuing with The Sisters Brothers, Undermajordomo Minor, French Exit, The Librarianist, and Dodge City. His work spans fiction for the page and screenwriting, and his published novels have appeared across more than a decade.
More from Patrick deWitt (83 quotes) →Other sayings from Patrick deWitt
- “I don't know that I'd call myself an optimist.”Patrick deWitt
- “When your protagonist bores you, you're in trouble.”Patrick deWitt
- “Some deeper part of me wants to write comical dialogue; I'd be foolish to not follow that impulse. Now I reco…”Patrick deWitt
- “I'm never doing anything by rote. I'm only on thin ice, and I think that that's a good place to be. I feel li…”Patrick deWitt
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Books by Patrick deWitt
The Sisters brothers
2011
The Sisters Brothers
2011