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Laura Hillenbrand Biography

Laura Hillenbrand, Author
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BornMay 15, 1967
Fairfax, Virginia, USA
Age57 years
Laura Hillenbrand was birthed in 1967 in Fairfax, Virginia, USA. She grew up in close-by Prince George's County, Maryland, where her love for equines and horse racing began at a very early age. Nevertheless, as a youngster, she suffered from chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), which left her bedridden for months each time and required her to leave school early.

Hillenbrand at some point finished from Kenyon College in Ohio with a level in English, after being diagnosed with CFS in her early twenties. She began creating for Equus Magazine, where she was able to combine her love for equines as well as writing. In 1996, her first publication, "Seabiscuit: An American Legend", was published, becoming a bestseller and also catapulting her to fame.

"Seabiscuit" narrated the life and also racing job of the popular Thoroughbred racehorse Seabiscuit as well as his unlikely increase to popularity during the Great Depression. The book was extensively applauded for its brilliant summaries of horse auto racing and also the lives of those associated with the sporting activity, as well as its expedition of the cultural and historic context in which Seabiscuit raced. Hillenbrand's research study for guide included considerable meetings, check outs to racetracks, as well as evaluation of historical documents.

In addition to writing, Hillenbrand has actually also been energetic in promoting awareness of CFS, which has no well-known remedy. She has served on the board of the Chronic Fatigue and also Immune Dysfunction Syndrome (CFIDS) Association of America and also has actually worked to raise funds for research right into the disease.

Despite her continuous fight with CFS, Hillenbrand has remained to write as well as has actually released several other books, including "Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption" in 2010. This publication told the story of Louis Zamperini, an Olympic runner that became a prisoner of war throughout World War II and also suffered with inconceivable challenges prior to being rescued.

Hillenbrand has gotten countless honors for her writing, consisting of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year and also the National Book Critics Circle Award. She has additionally been awarded honorary doctorates from numerous universities for her payments to the fields of creating as well as CFS campaigning for.

Today, Laura Hillenbrand remains to compose and also is extensively considered as one of one of the most well known nonfiction authors of her generation. Regardless of her battle with illness, she stays an inspiration to many for her determination, her commitment to her craft, and her steadfast advocacy efforts.

Our collection contains 34 quotes who is written / told by Laura.

Related authors: Lawrence Taylor (Athlete)

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34 Famous quotes by Laura Hillenbrand

Small: And at that point, I think my experience in covering the subject helped me. I think editors felt comfor
"And at that point, I think my experience in covering the subject helped me. I think editors felt comfortable with the idea of me telling this story because I had demonstrated that I know this business pretty well"
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Small: I think if I had been writing fiction, where the work is entirely dependent on the writers creativity a
"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"
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Small: I think authors can get into trouble viewing the subject matter as their turf
"I think authors can get into trouble viewing the subject matter as their turf"
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Small: I got sick when I was 19, and Id been a really healthy 19-year-old, so I dont have a lot to compare it
"I got sick when I was 19, and I'd been a really healthy 19-year-old, so I don't have a lot to compare it to. Does it feel like the pain after you give birth? I don't know"
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Small: The biggest problem has been exhaustion. Ive spent about 6 of the last 14 years completely bedridden
"The biggest problem has been exhaustion. I've spent about 6 of the last 14 years completely bedridden"
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Small: I have to detach myself completely from aspirations. I hardly ever listen to music anymore because it a
"I have to detach myself completely from aspirations. I hardly ever listen to music anymore because it arouses all of this yearning in me"
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Small: For me, being a writer was never a choice. I was born one. All through my childhood I wrote short stori
"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"
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Small: It only worked for a little while the morning after I agreed to go with Universal, an article came out
"It only worked for a little while; the morning after I agreed to go with Universal, an article came out in the Hollywood trade papers, and the secret was out"
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Small: I was 8 years old when I went across the street from my house to a fair, and they always had a used boo
"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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Small: I look at the film as an opportunity to see some bountifully creative minds do something that I could n
"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"
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Small: Fatigue is what we experience, but it is what a match is to an atomic bomb
"Fatigue is what we experience, but it is what a match is to an atomic bomb"
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Small: But with nonfiction, the task is very straightforward: Do the research, tell the story
"But with nonfiction, the task is very straightforward: Do the research, tell the story"
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Small: Louie and Seabiscuit were both Californians and both on the sports pages in the 1930s. I was fascinated
"Louie and Seabiscuit were both Californians and both on the sports pages in the 1930s. I was fascinated. When I learned about his World War II experiences, I thought, 'If this guy is still alive, I want to meet him.'"
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Small: I spoke to my agent and learned that a Hollywood scout had seen my proposal in one of the publishing ho
"I spoke to my agent and learned that a Hollywood scout had seen my proposal in one of the publishing houses, and had faxed it to Hollywood, where it was generating a lot of interest"
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Small: I am disabled, so I cant travel, and I have not been to any development meetings, but Gary and the othe
"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"
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Small: I am actually in poor health due to chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction syndrome, and my ability to
"I am actually in poor health due to chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction syndrome, and my ability to work is greatly diminished right now, so I have to get better before I can start another big project"
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Small: In terms of writing about horses, I fell backwards into that. I was intent on getting a Ph.D., becoming
"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"
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Small: I identified in a very deep way with the individuals I was writing about because the theme that runs th
"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"
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Small: While its really hard to do, at the same time, Im escaping my body, which I really want to do. Im livin
"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"
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Small: Ive used a cellphone exactly twice. Things move on. The world changes. And I dont know it
"I've used a cellphone exactly twice. Things move on. The world changes. And I don't know it"
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Small: Im looking for a way out of here. I cant have it physically, so Im going to have it intellectually.
"I'm looking for a way out of here. I can't have it physically, so I'm going to have it intellectually. It was a beautiful thing to ride Seabiscuit in my imagination. And it's just fantastic to be there alongside Louie as he's breaking the NCAA mile record. People at these vigorous moments in their lives - it's my way of living vicariously"
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Small: Honestly, I expected to get a cold reception because of my subject matter. But when editors took a look
"Honestly, I expected to get a cold reception because of my subject matter. But when editors took a look at the story I had to tell, and saw that this was not a parochial story at all, they really warmed to it"
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Small: Having a lot of people suddenly depending on me to get the job done was a marvelous motivator.
"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"
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Small: For Seabiscuit, I interviewed 100 people I never met
"For 'Seabiscuit,' I interviewed 100 people I never met"
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Small: This disease leaves people bedridden. Ive gone through phases where I couldnt roll over in bed. I could
"This disease leaves people bedridden. I've gone through phases where I couldn't roll over in bed. I couldn't speak. To have it called 'fatigue' is a gross misnomer"
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Small: Since signing with Universal, I have been working closely with Gary Ross, the director, producer and sc
"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"
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Small: Most people, when they hear the disease name, its all they know about it. It sounds so mild. When I fir
"Most people, when they hear the disease name, it's all they know about it. It sounds so mild. When I first was sick, for the first 10 years or so, I was dismissed. I was ridiculed and told I was lazy. It was a joke"
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Small: I was starstruck and completely confused making a film of this story hadnt even occurred to me, and I h
"I was starstruck and completely confused; making a film of this story hadn't even occurred to me, and I hadn't written a single line of the book yet. I had no idea how this man knew anything about my book proposal"
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Small: Books on horse racing subjects have never done well, and I am told that publishers had come to think of
"Books on horse racing subjects have never done well, and I am told that publishers had come to think of them as the literary version of box office poison"
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Small: My agent and I put out my proposal one Thursday afternoon in August, 1998. Publishers started bidding i
"My agent and I put out my proposal one Thursday afternoon in August, 1998. Publishers started bidding immediately, and that process progressed for a few days"
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Small: Im attracted to subjects who overcome tremendous suffering and learn to cope emotionally with it
"I'm attracted to subjects who overcome tremendous suffering and learn to cope emotionally with it"
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Small: I lived for four years in the 1930s with these individuals and the only time that I wasnt thinking abou
"I lived for four years in the 1930s with these individuals and the only time that I wasn't thinking about dealing with physical suffering is when I was working on this book. I've never been more alive as when I worked on this book"
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Small: I have vertigo. Vertigo makes it feel like the floor is pitching up and down. Things seem to be spinnin
"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"
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Small: I had been writing professionally since 1988
"I had been writing professionally since 1988"
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