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
shadow
I was really so afraid. Of my own shadow practically.
confused feeling sure tend vietnam
I'm sure that many set out for Vietnam feeling confused or unhappy, as adolescents tend to do,
writing revision prose
Writing is revision. All prose responds to work.
spring adventure worry
Don't worry about being worried. You're heading out on an adventure and you can always change your mind along the way and try something else.
teacher school skills
Most teachers have little control over school policy or curriculum or choice of texts or special placement of students, but most have a great deal of autonomy inside the classroom. To a degree shared by only a few other occupations, such as police work, public education rests precariously on the skill and virtue of the people at the bottom of the institutional pyramid.
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.
coward weapons cynicism
among a coward's weapons, cynicism is the nastiest of all
glasses want clear
I want my prose to be as clear as a pane of glass.
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
expression combination wildness
The combination of domesticity and wildness - that's a deep expression
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
england continuity programming-languages
Continuity is one of the things I like about New England.
vermont units deals
I'm going to a commune in Vermont and will deal with no unit of time shorter than a season.
mad computer
I've gotta keep life and computers separate, or else I'm gonna go mad.