Quotes of the Day

Monday, Nov. 09, 2009

Open quoteThey put this center way out here on this remote island, and then they built it way, way, way out on the island in the jungle.Close quote

  • CHARLENE THOMPSON,
  • a social worker who counsels asylum seekers at Australia's new $370 million refugee-detention center; it holds refugees who arrive by boat, many from Sri Lanka and Afghanistan
Photo: Oscar Siagian / Getty | Source: NEW YORK TIMES