Top 24 Quotes by 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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

Continuity is one of the things I like about New England.

Being a professional writer is not an easy way to make a living.

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

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