He was impressed and inspired by Jägerstätter's story and felt that it deserved a wider audience: “it was enough to convince me that this was indeed an amazing story, one deserving the widest possible attention".
hiː wʌz ɪmpɹˈɛst ænd ɪnspˈaɪɚd baɪ jˈɛdʒɚstˌɛɾɚz stˈoːɹi ænd fˈɛlt ðˌɐɾɪt dɪzˈɜːvd ɐ wˈaɪdɚɹ ˈɔːdiəns: “ɪt wʌz ɪnˈʌf tə kənvˈɪns mˌiː ðæt ðɪs wʌz ˌɪndˈiːd ɐn ɐmˈeɪzɪŋ stˈoːɹi, wˈʌn dɪzˈɜːvɪŋ ðə wˈaɪdɪst pˈɑːsᵻbəl ɐtˈɛnʃən".