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

I have to detach myself completely from aspirations. I hardly ever listen to music anymore because it arouses all of this yearning in me

Dignity is as essential to human life as water, food, and oxygen.

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.

What God asks of men, said [Billy] Graham, is faith. His invisibility is the truest test of that faith. To know who sees him, God makes himself unseen.

My work was entirely nonfiction.

... character reigns preeminent in determining potential.