I am in an altogether new world now. I can think of nothing more wonderful. It is a real touch of all that heaven means. Laura Hillenbrand More Quotes by Laura Hillenbrand More Quotes From Laura Hillenbrand What God asks of men, said [Billy] Graham, is faith. His invisibility is the truest test of that faith. To know who sees him, God makes himself unseen. Laura Hillenbrand unseen unbroken men ...maybe it was better to break a man's leg than to break his heart. Laura Hillenbrand legs heart men I look at the film as an opportunity to see some bountifully creative minds do something that I could not do - tell the story with images. I can't wait to see what they do. Laura Hillenbrand creative waiting opportunity For 'Seabiscuit,' I interviewed 100 people I never met. Laura Hillenbrand mets people For me, being a writer was never a choice. I was born one. All through my childhood I wrote short stories and stuffed them in drawers. I wrote on everything. I didn't do my homework so I could write Laura Hillenbrand childhood choices writing 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 the deck of a ship in really high seas. Laura Hillenbrand pitching ships sea People think I must have been turning cartwheels on the night I sealed the movie deal - which was only two days after sealing the book deal - but I was really quite terrified. Laura Hillenbrand night book thinking My work was entirely nonfiction. Laura Hillenbrand nonfiction The biggest problem has been exhaustion. I've spent about 6 of the last 14 years completely bedridden. Laura Hillenbrand lasts problem years While it's really hard to do, at the same time, I'm escaping my body, which I really want to do. I'm living someone else's life. I get very intensely into the story, into the interviews and the research. I'm experiencing things along with my subjects. I have a freedom I don't have in my physical life Laura Hillenbrand escaping research stories In terms of writing about horses, I fell backwards into that. I was intent on getting a Ph.D., becoming a professor, and writing on history but I got sick 14 years ago when I was 19. Getting sick derailed that plan completely Laura Hillenbrand horse writing years At that moment, something shifted sweetly inside him. It was forgiveness, beautiful and effortless and complete. For Louie Zamperini, the war was over. Laura Hillenbrand unbroken beautiful war The paradox of vengefulness is that it makes men dependent upon those who have harmed them, believing that their release from pain will come only when they make their tormentors suffer. In seeking the Bird's death to free himself, Louie had chained himself, once again, to his tyrant. During the war, the Bird had been unwilling to let go of Louie; after the war, Louie was unable to let go of the Bird. Laura Hillenbrand pain letting-go war 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 film development travel I identified in a very deep way with the individuals I was writing about because the theme that runs through this story is of extraordinary hardship and the will to overcome it. Laura Hillenbrand overcoming writing running 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 Laura Hillenbrand house book years But with nonfiction, the task is very straightforward: Do the research, tell the story Laura Hillenbrand tasks research stories Finally, I wish to remember the millions of Allied servicemen and prisoners of war who lived the story of the Second World War. Many of these men never came home; many others returned bearing emotional and physical scars that would stay with them for the rest of their lives. I come away from this book with the deepest appreciation for what these men endured, and what they scarified, for the good of humanity. It is to them that this book {Unbroken} is dedicated. Laura Hillenbrand appreciation war book We just sat there and watched the plane pass the island, and it never came back," he said. "I could see it on the radar. It makes you feel terrible. Life was cheap in war. Laura Hillenbrand said islands war A lifetime of glory is worth a moment of pain. Louie thought: Let go. Laura Hillenbrand unbroken pain letting-go
