Tracy Kidder Quotes

Obviously, Computers Have Made Differences. They Have Fostered The Development Of Spaceships- As Well As A Great Increase In Junk Mail.

In A Very Basic Way, A Prominent Landmark Such As Mt. Holyoke Tells You Where You Are. They Let You Know That You're Not The First Person In A Place

The Combination Of Domesticity And Wildness - That's A Deep Expression

When I Select A Topic, It's Usually A Commitment Of Two To Three Years Of My Life

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

If You Live In The Same Small Place Long Enough, Something You Don't Like Is Bound To Happen

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.

If You Had An Essentially Happy Childhood, That Tends To Dwell With You.

God Gives Us Humans Everything We Need To Flourish, But He's Not The One Who's Supposed To Divvy Up The Loot. That Charge Was Laid Upon Us

The Ocean Doesn't Care About You. It Makes Your Boat Feel Tiny. The Oceans Are Great Promoters Of Religion, Or At Least Of Humility-but Not In Everyone.

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.

I Never Planned On Doing A Book About Paul Farmer Or His Organization. I Met Him In Haiti When I Was On A Magazine Assignment. It's Almost Like His Story Sort Of Fell In My Lap.