“When he first came in the house, he was introverted, a troubled young man who was like a lost

“When he first came in the house, he was introverted, a troubled young man who was like a lost pound puppy that nobody wanted.”

Debora Maruca-Kovac

Describing her house guest, Robert A. Hawkins, who police said shot and killed eight people at an Omaha shopping mall before killing himself.

“Nobody says anything about turning a corner, seeing lights at the end of tunnels, any of those other phrases. You just keep your head down and keep moving.”

Gen. David Petraeus

Refusing to give too much optimism in regard to pregress made in Iraq.