Eugene

"For $300 a night you get a tiny, overly fragrant, lackluster room with cloudy windows and a lousy view and it takes fifteen minutes to check in even though you're the only person in line."

"Leave your pocket knives at home."

"California is the best. We have the best droughts. The best wildfires. The best homeless people. The best state parks."

"Stay for the Ants, leave because of the Lopes."

"It's true. So true."