tom mccarthy

"It has become something big, unmanageable, not easy to understand...The life it has taken on since has been distorted, or deformed."

"Don't forget, on September 11th, 2001, it was just another day. And now it has become "9/11" or "the events of 9/11." It has become something big, unmanageable, not easy to understand."

"On that particular day it was just the worst catastrophe, but it was just one more while dealing with lots of catastrophes. The life it has taken on since has been distorted, or deformed."