SAY AGAIN

A collection of the best quotes from recent news stories.

“He’s like the father of Corona del Mar.”

-- Debbie Allen, on her friend Phil Sansone, who is moving to Hawaii.

“When I got the lawsuit, I took it very personally. The losses were

bitter and heartbreaking.”

-- Wilma Staudinger, owner of Wilma’s Patio, on a lawsuit filed by a

disabled man against her restaurant for not having a

wheelchair-accessible bathroom.

“With everything, if it takes you one hour, it takes me three.”

-- Richard Barone, a disabled resident of Newport Beach, on the

difficulties he faces each day.

“I think it’s wonderful. I like the small feel to it. You feel like you

know everybody.”

-- Diane Wysopal, whose son attends kindergarten at Eastbluff Elementary,

at the school’s official opening.

“They needed the money and it was [Silvia] Caballero’s last day of work

at the store. These weren’t the best-laid plans.”

-- John FitzPatrick, of the Costa Mesa police department, after officers

said they said they solved a robbery by realizing the report was false.