I will admit he is unusual, but that is perhaps the closest I could come to complimenting him.
Patrick deWittReturning his pen to its holder, he told us, 'I will have him gutted with that scythe. I will hang him by his own intestines.' At this piece of dramatic exposition, I could not hep but roll my eyes. A length of intestines would not carry the weight of a child, much less a full grown man.
Patrick deWittI do not know what it was about that boy but just looking at him, even I wanted to clout him on the head. It was a head that invited violence.
Patrick deWittCome with me into the world and reclaim your independence. You stand to gain so much, and riches are the least of it.
Patrick deWittMost people are chained to their own fear and stupidity and havenโt the sense to level a cold eye at just what is wrong with their lives. Most people will continue on, dissatisfied but never attempting to understand why, or how they might change things for the better, and they die with nothing in their hearts but dirt and old, thin blood - weak blood, diluted - and their memories arenโt worth a goddamned thing.
Patrick deWitt