Manhattan has been washed in the blood of the lamb, and Ground Zero is sacred because its ruins are imbued with the mystery of the lives that were lived there. This is our century's Titanic, this shipwrecked vessel from whose passengers, crew, and rescuers we learn more every day about what makes everything sacred. How could we miss it? How could we not eat and drink of this profound sacrament?
— Eugene Kennedy, 9-11: Meditations at the Center of the World