september-11th

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bb5c5f7	When she thought of New York City now, the place where she'd lived for most of her life, the only home she'd ever really known, she realized the city was like a person who now oftentimes struggled to stand proud because both its legs had collapsed in a sea of dust, fire and scattered office papers.	september-11th-attacks twin-towers september-11th world-trade-center terrorism new-york-city new-york	Rebecca McNutt
9af3712	Red rain, white-striped towers and a clear blue sky, it was like America's flag exploded everywhere that day.	september-11th-attacks twin-towers september-11th world-trade-center september-11-attacks manhattan patriotism new-york	Rebecca McNutt
ead9b0f	People don't look like people anymore after they've fallen from over a hundred floors above the ground.	people twin-towers september-11th ground world-trade-center disaster gore september-11-attacks fall	Rebecca McNutt
f93063f	There was a heaven beyond anything he knew where there was no jet fuel, no jumping, no burning towers... but he wasn't looking beyond yet. He was still looking back.	heaven death life september-11th skyscrapers september-11-attacks terrorism new-york-city new-york	Rebecca McNutt
2a803a9	"September 14, 2001 What killed me, what killed many of us, was the very end: "My home sweet home." Because, whatever else Paris might be, this _is not_ our home, it's just the place where we have our jobs or apartments. How could we have forgotten that?"	september-11th	David Sedaris
a2c2f3d	"One man, an investment banker from Cantor Fitzgerald, took her to see the viewing deck like a good Samaritan since he felt sorry for her, and... and it was like flying, she could see the entire city, she could see the top of the clouds and the ocean, the pink and purple of the late sunset, and he told her, "it's the closest we can ever get to heaven! These buildings connect everyone together like a big community!" "If this is the closest place to heaven, are you an angel investor?" she'd asked curiously."	heaven investor september-11th twin-towers-angel-investor world-trade-center september-11-attacks cute	Rebecca McNutt

bb5c5f7

When she thought of New York City now, the place where she'd lived for most of her life, the only home she'd ever really known, she realized the city was like a person who now oftentimes struggled to stand proud because both its legs had collapsed in a sea of dust, fire and scattered office papers.

september-11th-attacks twin-towers september-11th world-trade-center terrorism new-york-city new-york

Rebecca McNutt

9af3712

Red rain, white-striped towers and a clear blue sky, it was like America's flag exploded everywhere that day.

september-11th-attacks twin-towers september-11th world-trade-center september-11-attacks manhattan patriotism new-york

Rebecca McNutt

ead9b0f

People don't look like people anymore after they've fallen from over a hundred floors above the ground.

people twin-towers september-11th ground world-trade-center disaster gore september-11-attacks fall

Rebecca McNutt

f93063f

There was a heaven beyond anything he knew where there was no jet fuel, no jumping, no burning towers... but he wasn't looking beyond yet. He was still looking back.

heaven death life september-11th skyscrapers september-11-attacks terrorism new-york-city new-york

Rebecca McNutt

2a803a9

"September 14, 2001 What killed me, what killed many of us, was the very end: "My home sweet home." Because, whatever else Paris might be, this _is not_ our home, it's just the place where we have our jobs or apartments. How could we have forgotten that?"

september-11th

David Sedaris

a2c2f3d

"One man, an investment banker from Cantor Fitzgerald, took her to see the viewing deck like a good Samaritan since he felt sorry for her, and... and it was like flying, she could see the entire city, she could see the top of the clouds and the ocean, the pink and purple of the late sunset, and he told her, "it's the closest we can ever get to heaven! These buildings connect everyone together like a big community!" "If this is the closest place to heaven, are you an angel investor?" she'd asked curiously."

heaven investor september-11th twin-towers-angel-investor world-trade-center september-11-attacks cute

Rebecca McNutt