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> [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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-hillenbrand/i-was-8-years-old-when-i-went-across-the-street-from-my-house-to-a/)

[Laura Hillenbrand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-hillenbrand/)

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## More by Laura Hillenbrand

> [The paradox of vengefulness is that it makes men dependent upon those who have harmed them, believing that their release from pain will come…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-hillenbrand/the-paradox-of-vengefulness-is-that-it-makes-men-dependent-upon-those/)

[Laura Hillenbrand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-hillenbrand/)

> [“The racehorse, by virtue of his awesome physical gifts, freed the jockey from himself. When a horse and a jockey flew over the track…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-hillenbrand/the-racehorse-by-virtue-of-his-awesome-physical-gifts-freed-the/)

[Laura Hillenbrand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-hillenbrand/)

> [“It was not a great presence but a great absence, a geometric ocean of darkness that seemed to swallow heaven itself.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-hillenbrand/it-was-not-a-great-presence-but-a-great-absence-a-geometric-ocean-of/)

[Laura Hillenbrand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-hillenbrand/)

> [“In September 1942, a B-17 crashed in the Pacific, stranding nine men on a raft. Within a few days, one had died and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-hillenbrand/in-september-1942-a-b-17-crashed-in-the-pacific-stranding-nine-men-on/)

[Laura Hillenbrand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-hillenbrand/)

> [“What God asks of men, said Graham, is faith. His invisibility is the truest test of that faith. To know who sees him, God…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-hillenbrand/what-god-asks-of-men-said-graham-is-faith-his-invisibility-is-the/)

[Laura Hillenbrand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-hillenbrand/)

> [Louie and Seabiscuit were both Californians and both on the sports pages in the 1930s. I was fascinated. When I learned about his World…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-hillenbrand/louie-and-seabiscuit-were-both-californians-and-both-on-the-sports/)

[Laura Hillenbrand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-hillenbrand/)

> [“Though the captives' resistance was dangerous, through such acts, dignity was preserved, and through dignity, life itself.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-hillenbrand/though-the-captives-resistance-was-dangerous-through-such-acts/)

[Laura Hillenbrand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-hillenbrand/)

> [“Each of his workouts was attended by ten thousand or more spectators.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-hillenbrand/each-of-his-workouts-was-attended-by-ten-thousand-or-more-spectators/)

[Laura Hillenbrand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-hillenbrand/)

> [“We figure he is the people’s horse, and we propose to train him in the open.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-hillenbrand/we-figure-he-is-the-people-s-horse-and-we-propose-to-train-him-in-the/)

[Laura Hillenbrand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-hillenbrand/)

> [“Wonderful?" wrote J.O. Young in his diary. "To stand cheering, crying, waving your hat and acting like a damn fool in general. No one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-hillenbrand/wonderful-wrote-j-o-young-in-his-diary-to-stand-cheering-crying/)

[Laura Hillenbrand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-hillenbrand/)

> [“Stories of cannibalism among castaways were so common that British sailors considered the practice of choosing and sacrificing a victim to be an established…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-hillenbrand/stories-of-cannibalism-among-castaways-were-so-common-that-british/)

[Laura Hillenbrand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-hillenbrand/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-hillenbrand/i-have-vertigo-vertigo-makes-it-feel-like-the-floor-is-pitching-up/)

[Laura Hillenbrand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-hillenbrand/)

> [“But on Kwajalein, the guards sought to deprive them of something that had sustained them even as all else had been lost: dignity. This…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-hillenbrand/but-on-kwajalein-the-guards-sought-to-deprive-them-of-something-that/)

[Laura Hillenbrand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-hillenbrand/)

> [My illness is excruciating and difficult to cope with. It takes over your entire life and causes more suffering than I can describe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-hillenbrand/my-illness-is-excruciating-and-difficult-to-cope-with-it-takes-over/)

[Laura Hillenbrand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-hillenbrand/)

> [“I can't describe the feeling he gave me," Howard said later, "but somehow I knew he had what it takes. Tom and I realized…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-hillenbrand/i-can-t-describe-the-feeling-he-gave-me-howard-said-later-but-somehow/)

[Laura Hillenbrand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-hillenbrand/)

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