Quotes of the week

"No need for alarm... Life has to go on."
Parliamentary Secretary Mario Galea on the arrival of swine flu in Malta.

"We are housebound but feeling fine."
One of the first two registered Maltese victims of swine flu on their condition.

"It was every man for himself."
Judge Victor Caruana Colombo's inquiry on the panic that led to the death of gunner Matthew Psaila during a training exercise at Chadwick Lakes last February.

"A very cavalier attitude."
Lawyer Anne Fenech highlights fishermen's position on safety at sea in her inquiry into the Simshar tragedy that left three men and an 11-year-old boy dead in July 2008.

"Economy... a car with two punctures."
Finance Minister Tonio Fenech describing the economy's fragile state, but insisting it can still move forward, albeit slowly.

"I won't attend Mass in my parish until my hurt subsides."
A Valletta supporter reacting to the Church's decision to allow Floriana's statute of St Publius to enter the city and share in the celebrations to mark the end of the Pauline Year.