Laura Hillenbrand Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“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.”

“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.”

“My illness is excruciating and difficult to cope with. It takes over your entire life and causes more suffering than I can describe.”

“The biggest problem has been exhaustion. I've spent about 6 of the last 14 years completely bedridden.”

“I've used a cellphone exactly twice. Things move on. The world changes. And I don't know it.”

“Having a lot of people suddenly depending on me to get the job done was a marvelous motivator. The book and movie deals seemed to flip a switch in my head, and off I went.”

“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 process.”

“But with nonfiction, the task is very straightforward: Do the research, tell the story.”

“For 'Seabiscuit', I interviewed 100 people I never met.”

“I think if I had been writing fiction, where the work is entirely dependent on the writer's creativity and the potential directions the narrative might take are infinite, I might have frozen.”