The most memorable quotes in the Times Free Press for Oct. 14-19.
“America gave us a place to stay, and we are grateful for it. It’s only that the separation has been very painful.”
— James Girukwayo, a Burundian refugee living in Chattanooga, on five years of living here with his wife while the rest of the family remains in Africa
“It was awful. I just hope they find who it is and do something to them because if the fire hadn’t gone out, I’d be dead.”
— Hazel Banther, 86, on the two attempted firebombings of her Harrison house