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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'.

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Famous Tracy Kidder Quotes

“I am grateful to Stacy Schiff first of all because she can write a sentence-because she offers us her scholarship with wit, clarity, and grace. Once again, she has done what only the best writers can do: she has made the world new, again.”

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“You can write about anything, and if you write well enough, even the reader with no intrinsic interest in the subject will become involved.”

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

Want Writing Book Lasts Something Better

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“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.”

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“I think if the writing comes too easily, it shows - it's usually hard to read.”

Ifs Thinking Writing Hard Shows

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“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.”

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“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.”

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

People Thinking Writing Teach Nonsense Cant

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“The hardest thing was learning to write. I was 13, and the only writing I had done was for Social Studies. It consisted of copying passages right out of the encyclopedia”

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“Writing is revision. All prose responds to work.”

Writing Prose Revision

Book:Good Prose: The Art of Nonfiction

Source: Good Prose: The Art of Nonfiction

“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.”

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Author:Tracy Kidder

About the Author

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

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

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