Quotes of the Week - Feb 2, 2010:
"If vibrators could light the barbie and kill spiders in the bathtub, would we need men at all." -- Kathy Lette, novelist, wonders whether marriage has had its day.

"There'll be a population of demented old people, like an invasion of terrible immigrants." -- Martin Amis, novelist, who called for euthanasia booths on street corners in Britain where elderly people could end their lives "with a Martini and a medal".

"I'd rather be a really good one-term President than a mediocre two-term President." -- US President Obama, vows to continue to press for health care reform.