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Laura Hillenbrand Quotes

American - Author | May 15, 1967 -

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

Laura Hillenbrand

Research Story Task Tell Nonfiction

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.

Laura Hillenbrand

People Speak Bed Over Through Gone

Fatigue is what we experience, but it is what a match is to an atomic bomb.

Laura Hillenbrand

Experience Atomic Bomb Fatigue Match

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

Laura Hillenbrand

World Move On Know Changes Twice

The following Wednesday, I opted to go with Random House.

Laura Hillenbrand

Random House Go Wednesday Following

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

Laura Hillenbrand

Problem Years Exhaustion Last Been

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.

Laura Hillenbrand

Writing Process Information Phone

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.

Laura Hillenbrand

People Night Book Think Two Days

My work was entirely nonfiction.

Laura Hillenbrand

Work Nonfiction Entirely

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.

Laura Hillenbrand

Process Thursday Out Days Started

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.

Laura Hillenbrand

Morning Go Hollywood Secret Out

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.

Laura Hillenbrand

History Writing Sick Plan Backwards

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