“He was my best friend in the whole wide world...”

Otis Wade remembers Mandred Henry, in an interview with Mandred's granddaughter, Beatrice Perron.

Recorded in Martha's Vineyard, MA.

“I really, at first, didn't want to pick the parents...”

Stacy Cooper (L) to Karen Smith (R), who is raising Stacy's biological daughter in an open adoption.

Recorded in Hartford, CT.

“He said, 'Well, Judge, I'm disappointed in you...'”

Judge Joe Pigott tells his wife, Lorraine, about Willie Earl "Pip" Dow, a man he sentenced many times.

Recorded in Jackson, MS.

“You're the kind of person that we want our child to grow into...”

Cathy Resmer to her friend Jules Fishelman.

Recorded in Burlington, VT.

“There was a lot more to me than you might imagine.”

Edwin Lanier Jr., who is homeless, to his friend David Wright.

Recorded in Durham, NC.

“My first memory of you was at camp when we were 12...”

May Herlands to her friend of 59 years, Sheila Lepelstat.

Recorded in New York, NY.

“We're like the Mutt and Jeff of the painting world; I'm a big girl, and you're just a little slip of a thing.”

Catherine Combs to her friend and business partner, Anne Garde.

Recorded in Missoula, MT.

“I spend more time with Clarice than I do with my own family.”

Veteran Grand Central Terminal ticket clerk Mike DeMeo to his colleague Clarice Brewer.

Recorded in New York, NY.

“Don't ever let anybody tell you they can do something to you. You're free, man. You don't have to take that.”

Ralph Tremonte and Donald Weiss, who spent their childhoods together in a psychiatric hospital, reunite after 40 years.

Recorded in New York, NY.

“He went somewhere; you could see it. And there was no pain. There's a quiet dignity in there.”

Jesus Melendez telling Frank Perez about poet Pedro Pietri's final moments in an air ambulance.

Recorded in New York, NY.