Author: Tracy Kidder

Quotes

You do the right thing even if it makes you feel bad. The purpose of life is not to be happy but to be worthy of happiness.

You do the right thing even if it makes you feel bad. The purpose of life is not to be happy but to be worthy of happiness.

- Tracy Kidder

When I select a topic, it's usually a commitment of two to three years of my life.

When I select a topic, it's usually a commitment of two to three years of my life.

- Tracy Kidder

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.

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.

- Tracy Kidder

What I like about non-fiction is that it covers such a huge territory. The best non-fiction is also creative.

What I like about non-fiction is that it covers such a huge territory. The best non-fiction is also creative.

- Tracy Kidder

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.

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.

- Tracy Kidder

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 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.

- Tracy Kidder

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 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.

- Tracy Kidder

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