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Tracy Kidder Quotes

«[Not surprisingly, Ivory Fields was full of action, death, bravado and grim recognitions of life's finitude.] That's the part that embarrasses me still, ... I was really so afraid. Of my own shadow practically.»
Author: 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.»
Author: Tracy Kidder
«What I was trying to suggest... was the intrigue that is always hidden in a scene, what a scene doesn't fully show.»
Author: Tracy Kidder
«I went to Iowa to learn how to write fiction, but when I got there I couldn't come up with any good ideas for fiction.»
Author: Tracy Kidder
«Curing yourself of obsessive compulsive disorder by going to a strip club is pretty strange.»
Author: Tracy Kidder
«If you live in the same small place long enough, something you don't like is bound to happen.»
Author: Tracy Kidder
«Right now I'm really researching for a good non-fiction story... I doubt that I'll ever find a subject like Paul Farmer ever again.»
Author: Tracy Kidder
«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.»
Author: Tracy Kidder
«Sports were crucial. Looking forward to those games could get you through the week.»
Author: Tracy Kidder
«What I like about non-fiction is that it covers such a huge territory. The best non-fiction is also creative.»
Author: Tracy Kidder

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