“If it were easy, everyone would do it.”

— Greg Culp, former owner of Hap’s Grill, on the hard work involved in running the downtown establishment for 30 years

“It’s politics. I realized when Governor McCrory lost that my job goes with the governor.”

— Susan Kluttz, former N.C. secretary of Natural and Cultural Resources, on losing the job when Roy Cooper became governor

“It sounded like it was out of a Dr. Seuss book.”

— Keion Adams, Western Michigan football player, on going to the university in Kalamazoo

“Repealing Obamacare is going to be very divisive, but why can’t the replacement be bipartisan?”

— U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson, on the new session of Congress

“Without spay and neuter, one cat — well, two cats actually it takes — can become 100 very quickly.”

— Bob Pendergrass, Rowan County Animal Services director, explaining the need for in-house spay-neuter services at the county shelter

“Seeing history means more than reading about it.”

— Franda Raymer, visitor to the German Christmas celebration at the Old Stone House