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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.)
Tom Vilsack, the U.S. secretary of agriculture (pictured above): “I don't know of another group who’s more trusted than in society today than a pediatrician.”
Leslie Rogers, a BDSM therapist: “What we’re really doing here is teaching adults how to play again.”
Doug Watts, the communications director for Ben Carson’s campaign: “We haven’t gotten a single damn endorsement and we don’t care.”
(Previous quotes from our sources here)
About the Author
Rosa Inocencio Smith is a former assistant editor at The Atlantic.