Daylight Quotes

“What happened yesterday…that’s not a story lost amid newer headlines. A few news clips that’ll be buried under more news clips. An event that’ll be forgotten come 2002.
What happened yesterday will never fade. We will never forget. For the sake of the soldier, the first responder, the dead, the dying, and the grieving...for the sake of America and every person who ever lived or ever will live in our great country...we will never forget.”
― Grace A. Johnson, Daylight: A 9/11 Short Story

“I want to be able to look at the sunrise and think about the new day ahead of us—to rebuild our broken lives, fallen towers, and kneeling country. To start over and make something bright and beautiful out of the smoke and ashes.”
― Grace A. Johnson, Daylight: A 9/11 Short Story

“Maybe something better, something stronger could come out of the ashes and the debris.”
― Grace A. Johnson, Daylight: A 9/11 Short Story

“And even in the midst of all this mess, He's workin' things out. He's makin' something bright, something beautiful, outta what the devil meant for evil.”
― Grace A. Johnson, Daylight: A 9/11 Short Story