“In 1938... the year's #1 newsmaker was not FDR, Hitler, or Mussolini. Nor was it Lou Gehrig or Clark Gable. The subject of the most newspaper column inches in 1938 wasn't even a person. It was an undersized, crooked-legged racehorse named Seabiscuit.” YearsPersonsSubjectsNewspapersInchesColumnsCrookedRacehorses 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
“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” WritingYearsTermPlansBecomingYears AgoSickHorseProfessorsBackwards Author:Laura Hillenbrand
“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” KnowsGivingFeelsYearsDoePainBirthHealthySickCompare Author:Laura Hillenbrand
“The biggest problem has been exhaustion. I've spent about 6 of the last 14 years completely bedridden.” YearsHas BeensProblemLastsExhaustion Author:Laura Hillenbrand
