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
Interpretation
Being a writer is an inherent part of one's identity rather than a mere profession or hobby.
In this quote, Laura Hillenbrand emphasizes that writing is not just a vocation or a choice for her, but an integral aspect of who she is. She reflects on her childhood experiences, where her passion for storytelling drove her to write constantly, illustrating that true creativity often emerges from an innate compulsion rather than external obligations or expectations.
In practice
This quote could be used in a writing workshop to inspire budding authors about their passion for writing.
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.
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.
Without dignity, identity is erased.
It's easy to talk to a horse if you understand his language. Horses stay the same from the day they are born until the day they die. They are only changed by the way people treat them.
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.
The paradox of vengefulness is that it makes men dependent upon those who have harmed them, believing that their release from pain will come only when their tormentors suffer.
Time broadens the scope of verses and I know of some which, like music, are everything for all men.
I owe Bankhead a gift; she made a director out of me.
Writing is very improvisational. It's like trying to fix a broken sewing machine with safety pins and rubber bands. A lot of tinkering.
I love being onstage. I love the relationship with the audience. I love the letting go, the sense of discovery, the improvising.
Architecture has recorded the great ideas of the human race. Not only every religious symbol, but every human thought has its page in that vast book.
I don't really consider myself an American filmmaker like, say, Ron Howard might be considered an American filmmaker. If I'm doing something and it seems to me to be reminiscent of an Italian giallo, I'm gonna to do it like an Italian giallo.
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