Tracy Kidder Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)
Tracy Kidder quotes and sayings page 2 (author). Here's quote # 11 through 20 out of the 24 we have.
“I wrote a novel about the combat experiences I didn't have in Vietnam.”
“If you had an essentially happy childhood, that tends to dwell with you.”
“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 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.”
“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.”
“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 think if the writing comes too easily, it shows - it's usually hard to read.”
“If you live in the same small place long enough, something you don't like is bound to happen.”
“When I select a topic, it's usually a commitment of two to three years of my life.”
“Being a professional writer is not an easy way to make a living.”
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