“I think this is my first time...

“I think this is my first time [on the red carpet]. We’re the

celebrities of Newport Beach. That’s pretty sad.”

Steve Rosansky on the red carpet at the party for Newport Beach’s

Glenn Stearns after he won “The Real Gilligan’s Island.”

“This is definitely the time of year people need a little extra

help. They have extra family members show up, and they need more

food.”

-- Barbara Pender, program coordinator for Costa Mesa’s Share Our

Selves.

“I really like reflections because they show what unfolds after

the fact. Every time you look at the pieces that have reflections in

them, you find something new.”

-- Barbara Higgins, a Newport Beach photographer on why her work

features reflections.

“I was just kind of numb. It just kind of came out of the blue.”

-- William Godsoe on the arrest of Victor Manuel Garcia in

connection with the murder of his daughter Ceceline in 2001.

“We just happen to have a lot of people who are good at acting,

singing and dancing, and we give them a place to use those gifts for

God.”

-- Jen Mulroney, Rock Harbor church’s communications director.