Each week, we compile our favorite quotes from our reporters’ stories, interviews and elsewhere and publish them here. We call it “Out of Context.”

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“It's a different thing carrying trays of soups to a table knowing in a minute you have to start singing your heart out.” -Amber Dewey

“Kids come up to her now who are 25, 30 and say, ‘You used to read to us.’ They remember her.” -Debbie Sample

“I was at an art show doing pastel portraits and I saw someone doing caricatures. I thought that looked like a lot more fun.” -Emily Anthony

“There is right and there is wrong. And you know I don't agree with the governor very often, but I do this time.” -Chuck Cunningham

“The important thing is to first dig a hole, a good deep hole. Then you want to be careful, because you can cut yourself on the shell.” -Jon Hentz

“The entrance of Sprucewold is like you’re going into the North Woods, but at the same time, you’re right next to the ocean and saltwater, and sailing. I love sailing.” -Walter Scott

“It’s a little like DirecTV. We tell them we will be there between 8 a.m. and noon on a given day.” -Cathy Rumminger

"My brother and I came up with the idea. We noticed a blank weekend (in the Chamber of Commerce calendar), and we thought it would be great to fill it." -John Webster

“Most of you know that I am a patriotic kind of guy. Now, every day when I turn from the River Road onto Route 1, I get a lump in my throat.” -Llyod Coombs

“This is a grassroots effort that should help to mitigate the problems for county residents who might wander.” -Tod Hartung