Allison Lichtenberg

“See if she can stick her own straw in a Capri Sun (this should be on state testing).”
― Gerry Brooks, Go See the Principal: True Tales from the School Trenches

“The vast majority of the sources for this book are pulled from the oral history projects housed at seven institutions: The National September 11 Memorial & Museum (New York City), the 9/11 Tribute Museum (New York City), the Arlington County Public Library Oral History Project (Virginia), C-SPAN (Washington, D.C.), the Historical Office of the Office of the Secretary of Defense (The Pentagon, Virginia), the Flight 93 National Memorial (Shanksville, Pennsylvania), and the U.S. House of Representatives Historian’s Office (Washington, D.C.), as well as interviews and stories collected by myself.”
― Garrett M. Graff, The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11

“Bruno Dellinger, principal, Quint Amasis North America, North Tower: When I arrived home, on my apartment door there was a Post-It from one of my interns who left a funny note: “If you’re alive, I’m still alive.”
― Garrett M. Graff, The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11

“I wrote, “Rescue 2, John Napolitano, I’m here and I love you. Dad.”
― Garrett M. Graff, The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11