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Laura Hillenbrand Quotes

I had been writing professionally since 1988 Picture Quote #1

...maybe it was better to break a man’s leg than to break his heart Picture Quote #1

I have vertigo. Vertigo makes it feel like the floor is pitching up and down. Things seem to be spinning. It’s like standing on the deck of a ship in really high seas Picture Quote #1

Dignity is as essential to human life as water, food, and oxygen Picture Quote #1

Books on horse racing subjects have never done well, and I am told that publishers had come to think of them as the literary version of box office poison Picture Quote #1

I look at the film as an opportunity to see some bountifully creative minds do something that I could not do - tell the story with images. I can’t wait to see what they do Picture Quote #1

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I think if I had been writing fiction, where the work is entirely dependent on the writer’s creativity and the potential directions the narrative might take are infinite, I might have frozen Picture Quote #1

I was 8 years old when I went across the street from my house to a fair, and they always had a used book sale. For a quarter I bought a book called ‘Come On Seabiscuit.’ I loved that book. It stayed with me all those years Picture Quote #1

I’m looking for a way out of here. I can’t have it physically, so I’m going to have it intellectually. It was a beautiful thing to ride Seabiscuit in my imagination. and it’s just fantastic to be there alongside Louie as he’s breaking the NCAA mile record. People at these vigorous moments in their lives - it’s my way of living vicariously Picture Quote #1

I’ve used a cellphone exactly twice. Things move on. The world changes. And I don’t know it Picture Quote #1

Since signing with Universal, I have been working closely with Gary Ross, the director, producer and screenwriter. We have spent many hours on the phone, and I’ve been sending him information and items that have been useful to the writing process Picture Quote #1

The biggest problem has been exhaustion. I’ve spent about 6 of the last 14 years completely bedridden Picture Quote #1

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In 1938... the year’s #1 newsmaker was not FDR, Hitler, or Mussolini. Nor was it Lou Gehrig or Clark Gable. The subject of the most newspaper column inches in 1938 wasn’t even a person. It was an undersized, crooked-legged racehorse named Seabiscuit Picture Quote #1

What God asks of men, said [Billy] Graham, is faith. His invisibility is the truest test of that faith. To know who sees him, God makes himself unseen Picture Quote #1

At that moment, something shifted sweetly inside him. It was forgiveness, beautiful and effortless and complete. For Louie Zamperini, the war was over Picture Quote #1

I just thought I was empty and now I’m being filled...and I just wanted to keep being filled Picture Quote #1

A fantastically huge, roiling cloud, glowing bluish gray, swaggered over the city. It was more than three miles tall. Below it Hiroshima was boiling Picture Quote #1

Though the captives’ resistance was dangerous, through such acts, dignity was preserved, and through dignity, life itself Picture Quote #1

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I am disabled, so I can’t travel, and I have not been to any development meetings, but Gary and the others affiliated with the film keep me updated on everything Picture Quote #1

... character reigns preeminent in determining potential Picture Quote #1

My work was entirely nonfiction Picture Quote #1

A lifetime of glory is worth a moment of pain. Louie thought: Let go Picture Quote #1

I think authors can get into trouble viewing the subject matter as their turf Picture Quote #1

Without dignity, identity is erased Picture Quote #1

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Most people, when they hear the disease name, it’s all they know about it. It sounds so mild. When I first was sick, for the first 10 years or so, I was dismissed. I was ridiculed and told I was lazy. It was a joke Picture Quote #1

I just thought I was empty and now I’m being filled... and I just wanted to keep being filled Picture Quote #1

I was starstruck and completely confused; making a film of this story hadn’t even occurred to me, and I hadn’t written a single line of the book yet. I had no idea how this man knew anything about my book proposal Picture Quote #1

He had no money and no home; he lived entirely on the road of the racing circuit, sleeping in empty stalls, carrying with him only a saddle, his rosary, and his books... The books were the closest thing he had to furniture, and he lived in them the way other men live in easy chairs Picture Quote #1

I am actually in poor health due to chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction syndrome, and my ability to work is greatly diminished right now, so I have to get better before I can start another big project Picture Quote #1

In terms of writing about horses, I fell backwards into that. I was intent on getting a Ph. D., Becoming a professor, and writing on history but I got sick 14 years ago when I was 19. Getting sick derailed that plan completely Picture Quote #1

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I had been writing professionally since 1988 (Laura Hillenbrand Quotes) ...maybe it was better to break a man’s leg than to break his heart. (Laura Hillenbrand Quotes) I have vertigo. Vertigo makes it feel like the floor is pitching up and down. Things seem to be spinning. It’s like standing on the deck of a ship in really high seas. (Laura Hillenbrand Quotes) Dignity is as essential to human life as water, food, and oxygen (Laura Hillenbrand Quotes) Books on horse racing subjects have never done well, and I am told that publishers had come to think of them as the literary version of box office poison (Laura Hillenbrand Quotes) I look at the film as an opportunity to see some bountifully creative minds do something that I could not do - tell the story with images. I can’t wait to see what they do (Laura Hillenbrand Quotes) I think if I had been writing fiction, where the work is entirely dependent on the writer’s creativity and the potential directions the narrative might take are infinite, I might have frozen (Laura Hillenbrand Quotes) I was 8 years old when I went across the street from my house to a fair, and they always had a used book sale. For a quarter I bought a book called ‘Come On Seabiscuit.’ I loved that book. It stayed with me all those years (Laura Hillenbrand Quotes) I’m looking for a way out of here. I can’t have it physically, so I’m going to have it intellectually. It was a beautiful thing to ride Seabiscuit in my imagination. and it’s just fantastic to be there alongside Louie as he’s breaking the NCAA mile record. People at these vigorous moments in their lives - it’s my way of living vicariously (Laura Hillenbrand Quotes) I’ve used a cellphone exactly twice. Things move on. The world changes. And I don’t know it (Laura Hillenbrand Quotes) Since signing with Universal, I have been working closely with Gary Ross, the director, producer and screenwriter. We have spent many hours on the phone, and I’ve been sending him information and items that have been useful to the writing process (Laura Hillenbrand Quotes) The biggest problem has been exhaustion. I’ve spent about 6 of the last 14 years completely bedridden (Laura Hillenbrand Quotes) In 1938... the year’s #1 newsmaker was not FDR, Hitler, or Mussolini. Nor was it Lou Gehrig or Clark Gable. The subject of the most newspaper column inches in 1938 wasn’t even a person. It was an undersized, crooked-legged racehorse named Seabiscuit (Laura Hillenbrand Quotes) What God asks of men, said [Billy] Graham, is faith. His invisibility is the truest test of that faith. To know who sees him, God makes himself unseen (Laura Hillenbrand Quotes) At that moment, something shifted sweetly inside him. It was forgiveness, beautiful and effortless and complete. For Louie Zamperini, the war was over (Laura Hillenbrand Quotes) I just thought I was empty and now I’m being filled...and I just wanted to keep being filled. (Laura Hillenbrand Quotes) A fantastically huge, roiling cloud, glowing bluish gray, swaggered over the city. It was more than three miles tall. Below it Hiroshima was boiling. (Laura Hillenbrand Quotes) Though the captives’ resistance was dangerous, through such acts, dignity was preserved, and through dignity, life itself. (Laura Hillenbrand Quotes) I am disabled, so I can’t travel, and I have not been to any development meetings, but Gary and the others affiliated with the film keep me updated on everything. (Laura Hillenbrand Quotes) ... character reigns preeminent in determining potential (Laura Hillenbrand Quotes) My work was entirely nonfiction (Laura Hillenbrand Quotes) A lifetime of glory is worth a moment of pain. Louie thought: Let go (Laura Hillenbrand Quotes) I think authors can get into trouble viewing the subject matter as their turf (Laura Hillenbrand Quotes) Without dignity, identity is erased (Laura Hillenbrand Quotes) Most people, when they hear the disease name, it’s all they know about it. It sounds so mild. When I first was sick, for the first 10 years or so, I was dismissed. I was ridiculed and told I was lazy. It was a joke (Laura Hillenbrand Quotes) I just thought I was empty and now I’m being filled... and I just wanted to keep being filled (Laura Hillenbrand Quotes) I was starstruck and completely confused; making a film of this story hadn’t even occurred to me, and I hadn’t written a single line of the book yet. I had no idea how this man knew anything about my book proposal (Laura Hillenbrand Quotes) He had no money and no home; he lived entirely on the road of the racing circuit, sleeping in empty stalls, carrying with him only a saddle, his rosary, and his books... The books were the closest thing he had to furniture, and he lived in them the way other men live in easy chairs (Laura Hillenbrand Quotes) I am actually in poor health due to chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction syndrome, and my ability to work is greatly diminished right now, so I have to get better before I can start another big project (Laura Hillenbrand Quotes) In terms of writing about horses, I fell backwards into that. I was intent on getting a Ph. D., Becoming a professor, and writing on history but I got sick 14 years ago when I was 19. Getting sick derailed that plan completely (Laura Hillenbrand Quotes)

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