Tracy Kidder
Tracy Kidder
John Tracy Kidderis an American writer of nonfiction books. He received the Pulitzer Prize for his The Soul of a New Machine, about the creation of a new computer at Data General Corporation. He has received praise and awards for other works, including his biography of Paul Farmer, a doctor and anthropologist, titled Mountains Beyond Mountains...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNon-Fiction Author
Date of Birth12 November 1945
CountryUnited States of America
reflection people trying
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
mad computer
I've gotta keep life and computers separate, or else I'm gonna go mad.
vermont units deals
I'm going to a commune in Vermont and will deal with no unit of time shorter than a season.
england continuity programming-languages
Continuity is one of the things I like about New England.
way firsts landmarks
In a very basic way, a prominent landmark such as Mt. Holyoke tells you where you are. They let you know that you're not the first person in a place
expression combination wildness
The combination of domesticity and wildness - that's a deep expression
giving world gone
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
glasses want clear
I want my prose to be as clear as a pane of glass.
book writing sick-world
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.
coward weapons cynicism
among a coward's weapons, cynicism is the nastiest of all
men giving needs
How could a just God permit great misery? The Haitian peasants answered with a proverb: "Bondye konn bay, men li pa konn separe," in literal translation, "God gives but doesn't share." This meant... God gives us humans everything we need to flourish, but he's not the one who's supposed to divvy up the loot. That charge was laid upon us.
life inspire purpose
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.