Quotes of the week

"It is sad when decisions are not allowed to be taken by professionals."

St John's Co-Cathedral Foundation member Richard Cachia Caruana reacting to the decision to stop the underground museum project.

"A U-turn which shows courage and maturity."

Flimkien Għal Ambjent Aħjar co-ordinator Astrid Vella on the surprise announcement to scrap the controversial cathedral museum proposal.

"You go through your storms in life and you don't know how long it will last..."

Army Private Matthew Psaila, who remains critical after almost drowning during military training, chose to put up this poignant quote on his Facebook web page.

"The light was so white... It was dark and light."

Maltese-born Lou Drofenik describing the fires near her home north of Melbourne, Australia.

"I would be lying if I didn't say I knew I had a good chance of winning."

Chiara on clinching the Malta Eurosong 2009 for the third time.

"The 'unknown' father turns up at the baptism in the role of godfather."

Clinical psychologist Fr Paul Galea on the phenomenon of the so-called fatherless society.