“His books were the closest thing he had to furniture and he lived in them the way other men live in easy chairs.” MenWayBookEasyChairsClosestFurniture Book:Seabiscuit: An American Legend Source: Seabiscuit: An American Legend
“He had no money and no home; he lived entirely on the road of the racing circuit, sleeping in empty stalls, carrying with him only a saddle, his rosary, and his books...The books were the closest thing he had to furniture, and he lived in them the way other men live in easy chairs.” MenWayBookHomeEasySleepEmptyChairsRacingClosestFurnitureNo MoneyCircuitsRosarySleeping InSaddles Author:Laura Hillenbrand
“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.” MenWorldBookWarStoriesHomeRememberHumanityWishMillionsEmotionalAppreciationWar Of The WorldsPrisonerDedicatedScarSecond World WarUnbrokenServicemenPrisoner Of War Book:Unbroken (The Young Adult Adaptation): An Olympian's Journey from Airman to Castaway to Captive Source: Unbroken (The Young Adult Adaptation): An Olympian's Journey from Airman to Castaway to Captive
“Every day after lunch when I was writing my first book, I'd nibble a square of fine chocolate and meditate on all that had gone into its creation: the sun and rain that spilled on the cocoa plant, the soil that nourished it, the hands that picked the beans, and so on. My taste of chocolate became a lesson on the interconnectedness of things, and the infinite blessings for which I am grateful.” WritingFirstsBookHandsSunGoneCreationFineLessonsTasteBlessingRainInfiniteGratefulPlantSoilChocolateLunchSquaresBeansInterconnectednessI Am GratefulCocoaSun And Rain Author: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” YearsBookUsedHouseStreetsFairsQuartersUsed Books Author:Laura Hillenbrand
“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” PeopleBookDoneJobsDealsMarvelousFlipAnd OffGet The Job DoneBooks And Movies Author:Laura Hillenbrand
“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” ThinkingWellsBookDoneSubjectsOfficeHorseBoxesVersionsPoisonRacingPublishersBox OfficeHorse Racing Author:Laura Hillenbrand
“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.” PeopleThinkingHas BeensTwoBookNightDealsTerrifiedTwo DaysCartwheels Author:Laura Hillenbrand
