The most memorable quotes in the Chattanooga Times Free Press for May 17-22.
“A year ago if you had seen me running, you’d better catch the man that’s chasing me.”
– Lt. Robert Starnes, of the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office, who competed in the Ironman 70.3 in honor of his daughter Jessie, who died in 2008 at age 9
“A hundred dollars is nothing for teachers. They can get some staples, maybe some dry-erase markers.”
– Hunter Middle School Principal Robert Alford on the state-mandated amount given to teachers each year for classroom supplies