“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
“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.” WayWritingStoriesRunningIndividualOvercomingExtraordinaryThemeHardshipVery Deep Author:Laura Hillenbrand
“But with nonfiction, the task is very straightforward: Do the research, tell the story” StoriesResearchTasksNonfictionStraightforwardFiction And Nonfiction Author:Laura Hillenbrand
“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” WantHardStoriesBodySubjectsResearchInterviewsEscapingExperiencing Things Author:Laura Hillenbrand
“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” LooksMatterStoriesSawsSubjectsColdExpectedHonestlyEditorsSubject MatterReception Author:Laura Hillenbrand
“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” ThinkingKnowsWellsIdeasStoriesFeltSubjectsComfortableEditorsCovering Author:Laura Hillenbrand
“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” WritingStoriesChoicesBornChildhoodShort StoryHomeworkDrawers Author:Laura Hillenbrand
“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.” MindLooksI CanStoriesFilmOpportunityWaitingCreativeCreative Mind Author:Laura Hillenbrand
