“The emptiness she left behind is big but what we received from her will definitely help us cope with this situation.”

Nationalist MP Beppe Fenech Adami sharing his emotions after the loss of his mother Mary.

“Extremely disappointing.”

Arriva international CEO David Martin’s reaction to last week’s massive transition of the bus system, which he conceded would take “several months” to be fully operational.

“I am not interested in what they have to say.”

Airline Pilots Association president Dominic Azzopardi shrugging off warnings by the Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association that strike action will damage the economy .

“Malta needs a good, positive, evangelical Church.”

Opposition MP Evarist Bartolo on how the divorce referendum campaign by the Church could have been different if it steered clear of instilling fear in the faithful.

“I lay down next to him... his eyes were open but he could not speak.”

Slovakian Andrea Pindufora telling the court how her 11-year-old son was thrown 30 metres across the road in a hit-and-run accident.