The writer must not invent. The legend on the license must read: NONE OF THIS WAS MADE UP. — John Hersey
The reality is that changes are coming… They must come. You must share in bringing them. — John Hersey
The final test of a work of art is not whether it has beauty, but whether it has power. — John Hersey
Doctors could not be certain whether some of these symptoms were the result of radiation or nervous shock. — John Hersey
The doctors realized in retrospect that even though most of these dead had also suffered from burns and blast effects — John Hersey
The first stage had been all over before the doctors even knew they were dealing with a new sickness; — John Hersey
The third stage was the reaction that came when the body struggled to compensate for its ills – when — John Hersey
Journalism allows it’s readers to witness history. Fiction gives its readers an opportunity to live it. — John Hersey