Who we are: we are the vanished people people a hundred years from now will have a hard time imagining.

— Teju Cole (@tejucole) April 2, 2012

Is it less tragic if what happened happened in the same streets, same buildings, same city as this one, but a hundred years ago?

— Teju Cole (@tejucole) March 31, 2012

Does the meaning of the story change if you know that it isn't from today's paper?

— Teju Cole (@tejucole) March 31, 2012