Home / Authors / Tracy Kidder

Tracy Kidder

Tracy Kidder Quotes

Writer

Tracy Kidder, born on November 12, 1945, is an American writer known for his in-depth investigative reporting and biographical works. His writing is characterized by its straightforward narrative style and detailed portrayal of ordinary people's extraordinary lives, with notable works including 'Mountains Beyond Mountains' and 'Souls in the Hands of God'.

Filter quotes by topic

All Writing People Ifs Want World Book Thinking Care Done Farmers Made Way Believe Computer Feels Firsts Giving Humans Knows Needs

Famous Tracy Kidder Quotes

“Many people find it easy to imagine unseen webs of malevolent conspiracy in the world, and they are not always wrong. But there is also an innocence that conspires to hold humanity together, and it is made of people who can never fully know the good that they have done.”

People Knows World Made Done Together Humanity Easy Imagine Innocence Conspiracy Unseen Always Wrong

Book:Among School Children

Source: Among School Children

“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.”

People Thinking Needs Believe Wells Looks Said Given Sleep Too Much Tired Mature Believe In God Naps I'm Tired

Book:Strength in What Remains

Source: Strength in What Remains

“That's when I feel most alive, he told me once on an airplane, when I'm helping people.”

People Feels Helping Alive Airplane Helping People

Book:Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World

Source: Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World

“Most teachers have little control over school policy or curriculum or choice of texts or special placement of students, but most have a great deal of autonomy inside the classroom. To a degree shared by only a few other occupations, such as police work, public education rests precariously on the skill and virtue of the people at the bottom of the institutional pyramid.”

Source: Among School Children

“Public education rests precariously on the skill and virtue of the people at the bottom of the institutional pyramid.”

People Teach Virtue Teacher Skills Bottom Pyramids Best Teacher Public Education Education And Teachers Teachers And Teaching

Book:Among School Children

Source: Among School Children

“My big struggle is how people can not care, erase, not remember.”

People Bigs Care Remember Struggle Can Not Erase

Author:Tracy Kidder

“I usually write about ordinary people and ordinary things, but Paul Farmer is the least ordinary person I've ever met... He's the leader of a small group of people who hope to cure a sick world, and I hope my book can help in some small way.”

People World Way Writing Persons Book Helping Leader Groups Mets Ordinary Sick Cures Farmers Ordinary People Small Groups Ordinary Things Ordinary Person Sick World

Author:Tracy Kidder

“People say you cant teach writing, but I think thats nonsense.”

People Thinking Writing Teach Nonsense Cant

Author:Tracy Kidder

“What interests me is trying to catch the reflection of the human being on the page. I'm interested in how ordinary people live their lives”

People Trying Humans Interest Human Beings Pages Ordinary Reflection Ordinary People

Author:Tracy Kidder

About the Author

Born: November 12, 1945
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 60

Related Topics

Writing People Ifs Want World Book Thinking Care Done Farmers Made Way Believe Computer Feels Firsts Giving Humans Knows Needs

Popular Topics

People Ifs Thinking Knows Men World Way Want Love Life Inspirational Needs Giving Feels Should Writing Trying Years Mind Firsts

Books & Sources

Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the WorldRelated source material

The soul of a new machineRelated source material

Among School ChildrenRelated source material

Strength in What RemainsRelated source material

Among SchoolchildrenRelated source material

Good Prose: The Art of NonfictionRelated source material

The Road to Yuba City: A Journey into the Juan Corona MurdersRelated source material

Similar Authors

Paul AusterBrowse related quotes
Stephen KingBrowse related quotes
George SaundersBrowse related quotes
Edwidge DanticatBrowse related quotes
William ZinsserBrowse related quotes
David SedarisBrowse related quotes
Isabel AllendeBrowse related quotes
Salman RushdieBrowse related quotes
Natalie GoldbergBrowse related quotes
Ray BradburyBrowse related quotes