“The kind of quaint and naive thing...

“The kind of quaint and naive thing about politics is, just like

acting, everybody thinks they can do it.”

-- Chuck DeVore, state assemblyman from Newport Beach, who said he

will not seek to replace Rep. Chris Cox if Cox’s appointment to the

Securities and Exchange Commission is confirmed.

“I like the fish, but I also like seeing all the old duffers

around.”

-- Garlan Wetzel, retired teacher and a 52-year resident of Costa

Mesa, on catching up with former students and longtime friends at the

annual Costa Mesa-Newport Harbor Lions Club fish fry.

“In the past, all we’ve required for proof of residence is a

utility bill. It appears that some people have managed to bring in

someone else’s utility bill.”

-- Susan Astarita, Newport-Mesa Unified School District assistant

superintendent of elementary education, on how parents living outside

attendance boundaries were able to enroll their children at Newport

Coast Elementary School.

“To me the issue is, this is the wrong harbor. This is a

small-boat harbor. We don’t have room for the mega-yachts.”

-- Ralph Rodheim, Newport Beach harbor commissioner, on the lack

of dock space to accommodate boats 50 feet or longer in Newport

Harbor.

“We only have one chance to give our patients’ lives quality --

one chance to do it right.”

Michelle Wulfestieg, hospice caregiver and volunteer coordinator

for the Orange County branch of Odyssey HealthCare, on using therapy

dogs and other services to comfort terminally ill patients.

“It was just ‘we’ll use your name.’ My name could have appeared

one time as the cab driver of some passing character.”

-- William “Billy” Wiles about being the namesake of the main

character in Dean Koontz’s latest novel, “Velocity.” At an auction,

Wiles’ wife won a bid to have her husband’s name in the book, but

nobody knew Koontz would choose Billy Wiles for the main character’s

name.