Quotes by Tracy Kidder

Tracy Kidder

among a coward’s weapons, cynicism is the nastiest of all

Coward

Cynicism

Weapons

And I can imagine Farmer saying he doesn’t care if no one else is willing to follow their example. He’s still going to make these hikes, he’d insist, because if you say that seven hours is too long to walk for two families of patients, you’re saying that their lives matter less than some others’, and the idea that some lives matter less is the root of all that’s wrong with the world.

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Two

At first, I spend about four hours a day writing. Toward the end of a book, I spend up to 16 hours a day on it, because all I want to do is make it good and get it done.

Book

Good Day

Writing

I always want to write something better than the last book.

Book

Want

Writing

I do believe in God. I think God has given so much power to people, and intelligence, and said, ‘Well, you are on your own. Maybe I’m tired, I need a nap. You are mature. Why don’t you look after yourselves?’ And I think He’s been sleeping too much.

Believe

Sleep

Tired

I do believe that enduring geological features are important, though I don’t think I can be clear about exactly why.

Believe

Important

Thinking

I know that to write you have to have stories you want to tell. You have to keep your mind alive, and you have to work hard.

Hard Work

Mind

Writing

I tell beginning readers to read a lot and write a lot. If you want to write a book, find a subject that’s really worth the time and effort you’ll put in.

Book

Effort

Writing

I think if the writing comes too easily, it shows – it’s usually hard to read.

Shows

Thinking

Writing

I wrote a novel about the combat experiences I didn’t have in Vietnam.

Combat

Novel

Vietnam

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Quotes by Tracy Kidder

Tracy Kidder

among a coward’s weapons, cynicism is the nastiest of all

At first, I spend about four hours a day writing. Toward the end of a book, I spend up to 16 hours a day on it, because all I want to do is make it good and get it done.

I always want to write something better than the last book.

I do believe in God. I think God has given so much power to people, and intelligence, and said, ‘Well, you are on your own. Maybe I’m tired, I need a nap. You are mature. Why don’t you look after yourselves?’ And I think He’s been sleeping too much.

I do believe that enduring geological features are important, though I don’t think I can be clear about exactly why.

I know that to write you have to have stories you want to tell. You have to keep your mind alive, and you have to work hard.

I tell beginning readers to read a lot and write a lot. If you want to write a book, find a subject that’s really worth the time and effort you’ll put in.

I think if the writing comes too easily, it shows – it’s usually hard to read.

I wrote a novel about the combat experiences I didn’t have in Vietnam.

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