I took nothing from my house, ... I've got my purse, and it had some of my important papers, but when I looked inside, it was all wet. It smells like a hurricane smells. I'm just going to throw it away.

Maybe people didn't see those satellite photos.

We looked at her, this hotel clerk, and we said, 'OK, if you want to call the police, call the police. You think they're going to come over here to help you out?' She started putting on her thinking cap real fast and she said 'OK, go on in,' ... She could've got shot like that, trying to keep people out.

I remember when you could drive Galveston Island, from end to end, on the natural beach. I don't think there will ever be any hope of doing that again.

A lot of the people here, they're still shook up.

Money was of no value. I had $20 in my pocket. It's just wet and stinky, it's worth nothing.

The water was up, there was nothing to do, all nine or 10 of us in there, just wanting [drinking] water. We had a small supply, but we knew it wouldn't last. So when the water went down enough to walk, I waded out to look for supplies.

We left that place pretty quickly, ... It seemed unsafe to me, like a death trap.

You hear a lot about the robbing and stealing, ... People breaking into gas stations. But, you know, once they broke in, I'd just follow in behind.