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Patrick deWitt Quotes

Often the starting point for characters, for me, is finding a little, most minor detail, and I'll go from there.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: canadian
Birth: 1975

Topics

Me Detail Finding Go Starting Point

Staying in luxury hotels still gives me a kick, especially Oulton Hall in Yorkshire. I'd stay in a hotel for the breakfast and room service.

Service Breakfast Me Hotel Luxury

I am still bowled over by this great young adult novel by David Levithan called 'Every Day,' which is about a character with no gender or body who wakes up every day in the body of a different person. It's a really impressive execution of a really great premise.

Character Great Day I Am Body Young

Anytime you open your mouth there's going to be someone who's put off. I try to deal with that by keeping the topical portions of my show brief. I realize that some people wish my comments were briefer.

People Someone Wish You Mouth Try

My motivation is not to try to inspire, but rather to do things that inspire me and hopefully that will spread to others.

Me Inspire Motivation Will Try

Comfort zones are plush lined coffins. When you stay in your plush lined coffins, you die.

Die You Comfort Stay Your Lined

People don't really have a relationship with great writing or great production or great art direction or great direction. They just sort of admire it.

Relationship Great Art People Admire

I hope my daughter will be able to see shows starring Asian people that has nothing to do with an Asian story.

Ruthie Ann Miles

Daughter Hope People Story Nothing

Folks, the most insidious part of this whole health care scheme is that all of these vast medical expenditures will become nothing more than government budget items. We individuals will no longer exist. The relationship between a government and citizen will change forever.

Change Relationship Health Medical

And I remember looking at Gray Davis and, you know, Gray is the consummate political operative.

Looking Political Remember You Know

When people say - 'Well, do you miss being a judge since you're in Congress,' I go - 'Only when I want people to sit down and shut up.'

People Judge You Down Go Want

It's good to have a healthy ego because that pushes you to succeed. But when you cross a line, and your views are not balanced, that's when you get into trouble.

Good Succeed Ego You Healthy Line

No one else has performed in a play after they've died, and I want to be the first person to do it.

Person Play Want First Be The First

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