Jess Walter quote

There was a real conflation of hero and victim in the wake of 9/11, in our perverse desire to create a triumphant myth out of pure tragedy.
Jess Walter
Jess Walter
Jess Walter
Born: Jul 20, 1965

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Hero, Pure, Myth, Victim, Our, Out, Triumphant, Real, Tragedy, Wake, Create, Perverse, Desire

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