Mrs. Rimas cried at the mention of the wafer and the traditional Christmas blessing. "God grant that we are all together again next year.

“You got to get outta here, Josie. New Orleans is fine for some people, real goo…”

“But wasn't there some sort of rule that said parents had to be smarter than the…”

“But how can they just decide that we're animals? They don't even know us," I sa…”

“Tragedy was a big social event, and everyone wanted in on it.”