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 Copy Share Image
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… — Laura Hillenbrand Copy Share Image
The paradox of vengefulness is that it makes men dependent upon those who have harmed them, believing that their release from pain will come… — Laura Hillenbrand Copy Share Image
“The racehorse, by virtue of his awesome physical gifts, freed the jockey from himself. When a horse and a jockey flew over the track… — Laura Hillenbrand Copy Share Image
“It was not a great presence but a great absence, a geometric ocean of darkness that seemed to swallow heaven itself.” — Laura Hillenbrand Copy Share Image
“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… — Laura Hillenbrand Copy Share Image
“What God asks of men, said Graham, is faith. His invisibility is the truest test of that faith. To know who sees him, God… — Laura Hillenbrand Copy Share Image
Louie and Seabiscuit were both Californians and both on the sports pages in the 1930s. I was fascinated. When I learned about his World… — Laura Hillenbrand Copy Share Image
“Though the captives' resistance was dangerous, through such acts, dignity was preserved, and through dignity, life itself.” — Laura Hillenbrand Copy Share Image
“Each of his workouts was attended by ten thousand or more spectators.” — Laura Hillenbrand Copy Share Image
“We figure he is the people’s horse, and we propose to train him in the open.” — Laura Hillenbrand Copy Share Image
“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… — Laura Hillenbrand Copy Share Image
“Stories of cannibalism among castaways were so common that British sailors considered the practice of choosing and sacrificing a victim to be an established… — Laura Hillenbrand Copy Share Image
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… — Laura Hillenbrand Copy Share Image
