His books were the closest thing he had to furniture and he lived in them the way other men live in easy… — Laura Hillenbrand Copy Share Image
...maybe it was better to break a man's leg than to break his heart. — Laura Hillenbrand Copy Share Image
Without dignity, identity is erased. In its absence, men are defined not by themselves, but by their captors and the circumstances in… — 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… — Laura Hillenbrand Copy Share Image
Dignity is as essential to human life as water, food, and oxygen. The stubborn retention of it, even in the face of… — 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… — Laura Hillenbrand Copy Share Image
He had no money and no home; he lived entirely on the road of the racing circuit, sleeping in empty stalls, carrying… — Laura Hillenbrand Copy Share Image
Such beauty, he thought, was too perfect to have come about by mere chance. That day in the center of the Pacific… — Laura Hillenbrand Copy Share Image
Though all three men faced the same hardship, their differing perceptions of it appeared to be shaping their fates. Louie and Phil's… — Laura Hillenbrand Copy Share Image
Finally, I wish to remember the millions of Allied servicemen and prisoners of war who lived the story of the Second World… — 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
