“When I went to- joined the airforce, and I’m on the mainland, I noticed nobody spoke to anybody, you know?” – Dave James, St. John’s, NL

“They were down at the waterfront and here’s their cat, proudly perched on the bow of one of these Portuguese schooners.” – David Benson, St. John’s, NL

“It was 10 cents to get in, but you’d ask your mom for 20, and you put one dime in your shoe, ’cause more than likely you go down and get into a fight and somebody took your dime on ya, then you could reach down into your shoe and get your other dime, go […]

“I don’t think there’s a thing in the drugstore that I can’t do, except give out drugs.” – Susan Drask

“People would come downtown, look through the window, to see a colour TV.” – Joseph Halleran, St. John’s, NL