“There was a pick-and-roll, and I switched...

“There was a pick-and-roll, and I switched to George. His eyes

[lighted] up. He went around me and dunked. I like to think I helped

George score 2,001 points.”

-- Fellow NBA Hall of Famer Dolph Schayes on George Yardley at his

Yardley’s memorial Thursday.

“The wolf is not just knocking at the door; he lives next door.”

-- Karie Duncan, one of half a dozen survivors protesting outside

Leisure World in Seal Beach on Thursday, on two residents, including

a former Costa Mesa pastor, who have been previous accused of sex

crimes.

“It’s been a real honor to have been able to [serve on the City

Council]. I’m really sad to be leaving.”

-- Councilman Gary Adams, who will resign his post on Sept. 1.

Adams has accepted a job promotion and will move to Washington, D.C.

“We’re very concerned about such a dramatic amount of sand on the

beach and how it will affect the surf.”

-- Nancy Gardner, who heads the Newport Beach chapter of the

Surfrider Foundation, a coastal protection advocacy group.

“Those churches are part of the diocese of Los Angeles. I’m their

bishop. The clergy in those churches have been ordained by us and

sworn to obedience to the Episcopal Church.”

-- The Rt. Rev. J. Jon Bruno on the St. James Church announcement

this week that it was seceding.

“It devastated me. And I kept asking why. But I realized I needed

to be strong for my baby. I needed to smile and be happy for her,

because whatever I’m going to feel, she’s going to feel.”

-- Dinora Reynosa describing what life has been like after her

husband Rafael, a Marine, was killed by a car bomb explosion in Iraq

on May 29.