"The first day I met her, I was struck by her warmth and her energy."

"She hated phoniness and pompousness, and that came through immediately."

"God, she was funny and full of fight."

"Mary was a hero, not just to me, but to legions of other young Chicagoans and politicos, whom she also charmed and me…"

"Not only did Mary Bain save national treasures, she is a national treasure."

"She was the smartest political mind I've ever known."

"She and Yates were a team in every sense of the word"

"... This is a most decorative herb, with pink buds on stems covered with purplish-grey hairs that glisten in the sun.…"

"grows some 6–12in. high, spreading laterally, with a "japanses" style of growth, and has mint-blue flowers, like the …"

"In one home, the newly-wed is learning to cook, and as her husband enjoyed straight , she is enchanted when her roast…"