"On that terrible day, a nation became a neighborhood. All Americans became New Yorkers."

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"On that terrible day, a nation became a neighborhood. All Americans became New Yorkers."

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"Lambhood and tigerishness may be found in either gender, and in the same individual at different times."

Margaret Atwood, Canadian Novelist

Tragedy, Death, Silence, Shame, Violence

"Malphas surveyed the women's bodies with utter disgust and sorrowuntil he realized Tabitha was still alive. He knelt by her side and cradled her head tenderly. "Tabby... I'm so sorry"Grimacing she opened her eyes as she labored to breathe. She laughed bitterly, exposing a set of bleeding teeth. "there are some things that sorry doesn't fix, Caleb.""Shhh, don't speak. I can--""you failed us," She went limp in his arms. Her eyes went Dull.Wincing, Caleb held her close to his heart and stroked her bloody hair. "No, Tabby. I failed myself.""Most of all, I failed Nick."

Sherrilyn Kenyon, American Author

Tragedy, Regret, Sorrow, Compassion, Loss

"How sad it is!" murmured Dorian Gray with his eyes still fixed upon his own portrait. "How sad it is! I shall grow old, and horrible, and dreadful. But this picture will remain always young. It will never be older than this particular day of June" . If it were only the other way! If it were I who was to be always young, and the picture that was to grow old! For that-for that-I would give everything! Yes, there is nothing in the whole world I would not give! I would give my soul for that!"

Oscar Wilde, Irish Dramatist

Tragedy, Youth, Aging, Desire, Soul

"She was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen, a tiny, bloody angel in the snow, and they were going to destroy her."

Maggie Stiefvater, American Author

Tragedy, Beauty, Snow, Destruction, Loss

"They burnt down the whole palace and they laughed menacingly. The shadows of the dreams and memories they burnt alive walked all over the ruins, trying to hold on to the charred pieces of their body."

Akshay Vasu, Indian Poet

Tragedy, Destruction, Memory, Dream, Loss

"And there they ring the walls, the young, the lithe. The handsome hold the graves they won in Troy; the enemy earth rides over those who conquered."

Aeschylus, Greek Poet

Tragedy, War, Youth, Death

"Forget living a long life cause I don't see that happening with me living a life of misery, neglect, and pain. So I just want to die happy."

Jonathan Anthony Burkett, American Author

Tragedy, Misery, Death, Happiness, Pain

"The subject of a good tragedy must not be realistic."

Pierre Corneille, French Dramatist

Tragedy,

"Women, when they kill themselves, choose far more romantic methods - like slashing their wrists or taking an overdose of sleeping pills.Abandoned princesses and Hollywood actresses have provided numerous examples of this."

Paulo Coelho, Brazilian Novelist

Tragedy, Suicide, Women, Suffering, Life

"But neither milk-white rose nor red May bloom in prison air;The shard, the pebble, and the flint, Are what they give us there:For flowers have been known to heal A common man's despair."

Oscar Wilde, Irish Dramatist

Tragedy, Despair, Hope, Prison, Nature

Explore more quotes by George Pataki

"After the tragedy, New Yorkers are more united than ever in their vision, as well as in appreciation what living in freedom means - and that if we stand together, we can accomplish anything."

Vision

"But, you know, all I can do is submit my budget and then make the case to the Legislature to act."

Act

"Well, I know I worked for Governor Rockefeller the last time he ran for his fourth term, and I obviously ran against Governor Cuomo the time he ran for his fourth term."

Time

"If someone lives in New York, he's a New Yorker - they are entitled to the best medical system in the world."

Medical

"We can't just throw a switch and say Indian Point is going to be safe, we have to look long-term because it will ultimately be decommissioned and we have to work aggressively now to bring in new sources of power."

Power

"You know, there are some areas of the state that are providing enormous help to their students; there are others where they're not doing what they can."

Help

"We have been actively trying to have New York City host the 2012 Olympics."

Advocacy

"Israel is a country that respects freedom - freedom of assembly, freedom of speech and freedom of worship."

Nation

"I have tremendous admiration for everyone who enters the political arena so long as their goal is to do what they believe is right for the people of New York."

People

"I'm thinking about governing as the governor of this state, and that's what I'm going to do."

Politics