Verbatim

'The people who did this to me don't want women to be educated. They want us to be stupid things.' SHAMSIA HUSSEINI, one of 11 Afghan girls who returned to class after being attacked with acid two months ago en route to school

'Daddy, the plane turned into a boat.' SOPHIA SOSA, a 4-year-old traveling with her family on the US Airways flight that was forced to ditch in the Hudson River

'The impact very much resembles that of a terrorist attack.' PETAR DIMITROV, Bulgarian Energy Minister, on the effect of Russia's decision to temporarily cut off gas supplies to his country

'Even if many Iraqis support his act, he is at the mercy of all kinds of extremists.' MAURO POGGIA, lawyer for Muntazer al-Zaidi, the Iraqi journalist who hurled his shoes at President Bush, on why al-Zaidi is seeking asylum in Switzerland

'You've got to do some tough love. Otherwise you're going to lose another generation.' JENNY MACKLIN, Australia's Minister for Indigenous Affairs, on imposing alcohol restrictions and "income management" on struggling Aboriginal communities

'One drop of Palestinian blood is more valuable than the treasures of the world.' KING ABDULLAH OF SAUDI ARABIA, on donating $1 billion to rebuild Gaza

'No one should say that I threw the first stone at Obama. He threw it at me.' HUGO CHAVEZ, Venezuelan President, saying Obama had the "same stench" as George W. Bush, after Obama accused Chávez of impeding progress in South America

Back & Forth:

Gitmo

'His treatment met the legal definition of torture.' SUSAN CRAWFORD, who oversees military trials at Guantánamo Bay, on why she halted the case of Mohammed al-Qahtani, a suspected 9/11 mastermind

'Some of the aggressive questioning techniques used on Qahtani, although permissible at the time, are no longer allowed.' THE PENTAGON, saying more restrictive policies have been adopted since al-Qahtani was interrogated in 2002

Media

'Everyone understands that the Pentagon gives out information that is not harmful to its interests.' DEFENSE DEPARTMENT INSPECTOR GENERAL, in a report that found no wrongdoing in the Pentagon's public relations program, which used retired officers as military analysts for NBC and other media outlets

'To say there are factual inaccuracies in this report is the understatement of the century.' REPRESENTATIVE PAUL W. HODES, Democrat of New Hampshire, calling the report a "parting gift of the Pentagon to the President."

Fashion

'Now they copy. Later they will learn.' Style icon GIORGIO ARMANI, accusing fellow Italian designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana of stealing his concept of padded trousers

'Surely we still have much to learn, but definitely not from him.' DOLCE AND GABBANA, saying Armani "never has been an inspiration source for us and we stopped seeing his fashion shows years ago."

Sources: New York Times (2); Reuters; BBC; Wall Street Journal; USA Today; Washington Post

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