"Webley Edwards was on the radio, they remember that, and what he said that morning again and again was "This is an air raid, take cover, this is the real McCoy." That is not a remarkable thing to say, but it is a remarkable thing to have in one's memory."
Joan Didion was an American writer and journalist known for literary nonfiction and essays on American culture and politics. Her major works include Slouching Towards Bethlehem and The Year of Magical Thinking.