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Editor’s Note: This article previously appeared in a different format as part of The Atlantic’s Notes section, retired in 2021.
Here are the best quotes we heard from our sources today. (Click through to read the full stories.)
Adam Boyko, who studies feral dogs, on why they’re great to work with: “You show up, you have food, there are dogs.”
John Opdycke, who advocates for nonpartisan primaries, on why Congress can’t get things done: “The problem isn’t the money. The problem is the parties themselves.”
Claire Fore, who met her wife while both were serving as nuns: “Sometimes it’s easier to walk away and not stay in the struggle. But I think in this instance, we need to stay, because who is anybody to say that God doesn’t love us?”
(Previous quotes from our sources here)
About the Author
Rosa Inocencio Smith is a former assistant editor at The Atlantic.