Tracy Kidder Quotes

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.

When I select a topic, it’s usually a commitment of two to three years of my life.

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.

What I like about non-fiction is that it covers such a huge territory. The best non-fiction is also creative.

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 in the world and in time.

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.