"Such beauty, he thought, was too perfect to……" — Laura Hillenbrand
"Such beauty, he thought, was too perfect to have come about by mere chance. That day in the center of the Pacific was, to him, a gift crafted deliberately, compassionately, for him and Phil. Joyful and grateful in the midst of slow dying, the two men bathed in that day until sunset brought is, and their time in the doldrums, to an end."
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57 Quotes by Laura Hillenbrand
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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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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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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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