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Tracy Kidder

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

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"A true piece of writing sets you free."

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"A writer's duty is to draw a picture that expresses more inner beauty, deeper anxiety, and more complex tragedy than a real character ever can."

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"You are the writer of your life story, so don't forget to write the best one."

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"If you intend to write as truthfully as you can, your days as a member of polite society are numbered."

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"Through writing, an author opens the window of his heart through which a reader can see the inner self of the author."

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"Writing means not just staring ugliness in the face, but finding a way to embrace it."

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"Write about the beauty of rainbows and the glint of reflected light that can enlighten readers' minds."

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"Writing is a great way of talking with an endless audience for never-ending time."

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"What is your advice to young writers? "Drink, fuck and smoke plenty of cigarettes."

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"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."
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"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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"When I select a topic, it's usually a commitment of two to three years of my life."
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"The combination of domesticity and wildness - that's a deep expression."
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"I usually write about ordinary people and ordinary things, but Paul Farmer is the least ordinary person I've ever met... He's the leader of a small group of people who hope to cure a sick world, and I hope my book can help in some small way."
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"I want my prose to be as clear as a pane of glass."
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"I wrote a novel about the combat experiences I didn't have in Vietnam."
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"If you had an essentially happy childhood, that tends to dwell with you."
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"I think if the writing comes too easily, it shows - it's usually hard to read."
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