I wrote a novel about the combat experiences I didn't have in Vietnam. — Tracy Kidder Copy Share Image
I never planned on doing a book about Paul Farmer or his organization. I met him in Haiti when I was on… — Tracy Kidder Copy Share Image
I usually write about ordinary people and ordinary things, but Paul Farmer is the least ordinary person I've ever met... He's the… — Tracy Kidder Copy Share Image
You can write about anything, and if you write well enough, even the reader with no intrinsic interest in the subject will… — Tracy Kidder Copy Share Image
When writers stop believing in their own stories, readers tend to sense it. — Tracy Kidder Copy Share Image
I tell beginning readers to read a lot and write a lot. If you want to write a book, find a subject… — Tracy Kidder Copy Share Image
At first, I spend about four hours a day writing. Toward the end of a book, I spend up to 16 hours… — Tracy Kidder Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
Don't worry about being worried. You're heading out on an adventure and you can always change your mind along the way and try something… — Tracy Kidder Copy Share Image
I do believe that enduring geological features are important, though I don't think I can be clear about exactly why. — Tracy Kidder Copy Share Image
“In the process Paul laid out a comprehensive theory of poverty, of a world designed by the elites of all nations to serve their… — Tracy Kidder Copy Share Image
“Farmer liked to tell his Harvard students that to be a good clinician you must never let a patient know that you have problems… — Tracy Kidder Copy Share Image
What I like about non-fiction is that it covers such a huge territory. The best non-fiction is also creative — Tracy Kidder Copy Share Image
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… — Tracy Kidder Copy Share Image
I do believe in God. I think God has given so much power to people, and intelligence, and said, 'Well, you are on your… — Tracy Kidder Copy Share Image
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… — Tracy Kidder Copy Share Image
That's when I feel most alive, he told me once on an airplane, when I'm helping people. — Tracy Kidder Copy Share Image
