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Tracy Kidder quotes about writing

American Author December 12, 1945

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Tracy Kidder quote: "I know that to write you have to have stories you want to..."
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
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. 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. 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. 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: "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: "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

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