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Tracy Kidder Quotes

American - Author | November 12, 1945 -

You do the right thing even if it makes you feel bad. The purpose of life is not to be happy but to be worthy of happiness.

Life Happiness Purpose Happy You

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.

Learning Writing Done Write Right

If you had an essentially happy childhood, that tends to dwell with you.

Childhood Happy You Dwell Had Tends

The combination of domesticity and wildness - that's a deep expression.

Deep Expression Combination Wildness

I do believe that enduring geological features are important, though I don't think I can be clear about exactly why.

Believe Think I Can Important Why

If you live in the same small place long enough, something you don't like is bound to happen.

Live Small Enough Long You Place

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.

Live Reflection People Me Trying

People say you can't teach writing, but I think that's nonsense.

People Writing Think You Say Teach

I wrote a novel about the combat experiences I didn't have in Vietnam.

Experiences Vietnam Combat Novel

I want my prose to be as clear as a pane of glass.

Want Glass Clear Prose Pane

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.

Good Day Writing Book End Done

I always want to write something better than the last book.

Book Better Want Write Always Last

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