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Tracy Kidder quotes

American Author December 12, 1945

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Things were here before you and will be here after you're gone. The geographic features, especially, give you a sense of your own place in the world and in time. Tracy Kidder
The goofiness of radicals thinking they have to dress in Guatemalan peasant clothes. The poor don't want you to look like them. They want you to dress in a suit and go get them food and water. Comma. Tracy Kidder
Paul Farmer has helped to build amazing health care system in one of the poorest areas of Haiti. He founded Partners in Health, which serves the destitute and the sick in many parts of the world from Haiti to Boston and from Russia to Peru. Tracy Kidder
Tracy Kidder quote: "god gives but does not share" --haitian proverb"
god gives but does not share" --haitian proverb Tracy Kidder
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. 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. Tracy Kidder
Tracy Kidder quote: "The combination of domesticity and wildness - that's a deep..."
The combination of domesticity and wildness - that's a deep expression. Tracy Kidder
Tracy Kidder quote: "He sniffed, and said as others had before him and others no..."
He sniffed, and said as others had before him and others no doubt would again, "I have learned never to say, 'Never again. Tracy Kidder
Tracy Kidder quote: "I think if the writing comes too easily, it shows - it's..."
I think if the writing comes too easily, it shows - it's usually hard to read. Tracy Kidder
Tracy Kidder quote: "I always want to write something better than the last book."
I always want to write something better than the last book. Tracy Kidder
Tracy Kidder quote: "That's when I feel most alive, he told me once on an airplane,..."
That's when I feel most alive, he told me once on an airplane, when I'm helping people. Tracy Kidder
Tracy Kidder quote: "People say you can't teach writing, but I think that's nonsense."
People say you can't teach writing, but I think that's nonsense. 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. Tracy Kidder
Tracy Kidder quote: " "You may not see the ocean, but right now we are in the..."
... "You may not see the ocean, but right now we are in the middle of the ocean, and we have to keep swimming. Tracy Kidder
Tracy Kidder quote: "I do believe that enduring geological features are important,..."
I do believe that enduring geological features are important, though I don't think I can be clear about exactly why. Tracy Kidder

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