“I can imagine you, Shun and Nozomi, having read this far, thinking 'but will making one little story into a picture really be able to express a problem so huge?' This world is made up of little stories. Those modest daily lives, those lives that may seem insignificant, they give the world shape — that's what I believe. Don't you think that presenting small stories in details is precisely the most certain way to depict huge things?” LifeArtWarStoriesLossGriefStoryHiroshima Book:Soul Lanterns Source: Soul Lanterns
“That was the first time Nozomi realized that regardless of which type of hibaku people experienced, they were living their lives in fear of an enemy they couldn't see.” WarFearGriefEnemyJapanHiroshimaHibaku Book:Soul Lanterns Source: Soul Lanterns
“So many people's fates were changed by the flash. Many of those who survived physically were dead inside.” WarDeathLossGriefDeadHiroshimaBomb Book:Soul Lanterns Source: Soul Lanterns