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.
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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.Tracy Kidder
Returning to Northampton, I thought here's a town that seems to be working pretty well, and I wonder why.
Tracy Kidder
I wanted to stay with my friends on Long Island, but I finally agreed to take a look at Andover. I remember being impressed by the school's extraordinary facilities. I thought about it long and hard and decided to give it a try.
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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.
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What I like about non-fiction is that it covers such a huge territory. The best non-fiction is also creative.
Tracy Kidder
I would read and write all night long and, as a result, wound up cutting a lot of my other classes.
Tracy Kidder
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