"I was 8 years old when I went……" — Laura Hillenbrand
"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"
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Laura Hillenbrand
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57 Quotes by Laura Hillenbrand
Laura Hillenbrand has 57 quotes on this site.
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I identified in a very deep way with the individuals I was writing about because the theme that runs through…
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Every day after lunch when I was writing my first book, I'd nibble a square of fine chocolate and meditate…
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I just thought I was empty and now I'm being filled...and I just wanted to keep being filled.
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But with nonfiction, the task is very straightforward: Do the research, tell the story
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I spoke to my agent and learned that a Hollywood scout had seen my proposal in one of the publishing…
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In terms of writing about horses, I fell backwards into that. I was intent on getting a Ph.D., becoming a…
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I am actually in poor health due to chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction syndrome, and my ability to work is…
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While it's really hard to do, at the same time, I'm escaping my body, which I really want to do.…
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I've used a cellphone exactly twice. Things move on. The world changes. And I don't know it
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Honestly, I expected to get a cold reception because of my subject matter. But when editors took a look at…
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Having a lot of people suddenly depending on me to get the job done was a marvelous motivator. The book…
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Books on horse racing subjects have never done well, and I am told that publishers had come to think of…
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