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Patrick deWitt Quotes

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 it.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: canadian
Birth: 1975

Topics

Me Brothers Sisters Westerns Minimal

The one pervading evil of democracy is the tyranny of the majority, or rather of that party, not always the majority, that succeeds, by force or fraud, in carrying elections.

John Dalberg-Acton

Evil Democracy Tyranny Party Fraud

The citizen's job is to be rude - to pierce the comfort of professional intercourse by boorish expressions of doubt.

John Ralston Saul

Job Doubt Professional Comfort Rude

The day will come, however, when they will truly know the Unification Church and me. The day will come when the truth will be known and the message of love will be taught. On that day, their regret will be deep.

Love Truth Day Me Regret Deep

Sometimes when I'm on the phone, someone will say, 'Yes, Mr. Yeoh.' And I'm thinking, 'I'm not Mr. Yeoh, man.'

Man Thinking Someone Phone Sometimes

I hold that gentleman to be the best-dressed whose dress no one observes.

Anthony Trollope

Dress Gentleman Hold Whose

I guess you could say I've been writing all my life.

Life Writing My Life You Say Been

A lot of people have a great business idea; they just need a little push to make it a reality.

Business Great People Reality Push

Our boxing is not like the men's. It's more thoughtful, more technical. It's not just, 'Get in there and hurt someone.'

Men Hurt Someone Thoughtful Boxing

The most important point is, in a time of crisis, there is no way out but for the government to be bold and aggressive.

Time Government Bold Important Way

My strength is looking for composition and light, and I think those things come in the quieter times of war or photographing people affected on the margins of war - civilians, refugees; that is where I really excel.

Strength Light War People Looking

My family advocates doing what fulfills your soul. They've always said, 'You're a big girl; figure it out on your own.'

Family Girl Soul Doing You Said

Unless the great majority of Americans not only have, but believe they have, a fair chance, the better American future will be dangerously compromised.

Future Great Believe Chance Better

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