My sister-in-law kept calling until I finally answered. She said, “Turn on CNN.” I did, just as the second tower came crashing down. I thought there must have been sleep in my eyes, so I went and washed my face.
September 11, 2023 at 6:00 am · Filed under conflict, family
My sister-in-law kept calling until I finally answered. She said, “Turn on CNN.” I did, just as the second tower came crashing down. I thought there must have been sleep in my eyes, so I went and washed my face.
“The root of beauty is boldness.
That is what’s brought us to one another.”
— Boris Pasternak
(That day was my parents’ 47th wedding anniversary.)