Patrick deWitt Quotes
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 admire the liar.
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When I was 8 or 9, I started using bulletin board systems, which was the precursor to the Internet, where you'd dial into... a shared system and shared computers. I've had an email address since the late '80s, when I was 8 or 9 years old, and then I got on the Internet in '93 when it was first starting out.
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No one wants to hear the truth if it isn't what they want to hear.
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Doctors cannot afford to provide care at the rate of reimbursement that Medicare insists that they accept.
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If you want to look at the state of humans, you should look at the state of animals first. People are choosing whether or not they can feed an animal and their family. And every shelter coast-to-coast is stuffed.
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Just to be is a blessing. Just to live is holy.
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I live in a Mobile Home - I've never had a house, except once; I rented a log cabin.
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And I think it's safe to say that the single very impressive figure to me was Merle Haggard.
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Oh, I am an angel, though sometimes I wish I was more of a devil.
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I always drive like a madman.
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The publishing industry is an archaic and inefficient industry.
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They have a crystalline sense of right and wrong; it disappears when they walk out the door with their M.B.A.
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In the 9th grade I began my first wage work for the West Side Drug store delivering prescriptions and sundries on my bicycle to customers who called in orders.
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Sometimes the strength of motherhood is greater than natural laws.
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I think everybody understands the fact that the right person will be cast for the role. So it's not theirs really to lose; they're just trying to find the right person.
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Bling is good.
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I could probably name thousands of albums that I want.
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It's not the name that makes the player. It's the player.
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The systematic dismantling of reproductive rights, much like the takedown of collective bargaining, has been taking place in full view.
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I like Liz Phair, but there were these stupid women reviewers who said she's surpassing the Stones. Dream on.
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The glory of the day was in her face,The beauty of the night was in her eyes.
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Two souls dwell, alas! in my breast.
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Some of the subject matter is a little less weighty. When we were writing for Mr. Show, we were talking about how is this going to stand up to the test of time. Every little piece had to be this brilliant comedy jewel.
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I've done so many Lifetime movies; at this point, I'll be going through airport security, and the lady there will be like, 'I took the weekend off and I saw four of your movies.' And I say: 'You've been watching Lifetime, right?'
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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 admire the liar.
