“A priest who delivers a monotonous sermon is not likely to change his ways.”

Theologian Fr Rene Camilleri be­lieves priests with poor communication skills should not be allowed to celebrate the more popular 9 a.m. Sunday Mass.


“I want to die like Scarface.”

The words Marco Pace, il-Pinzell, told his terrified girlfriend as he held a shot gun and machine gun in his hands ready for the police raid on his Qormi home in 2005.


“Have you got any doubt?”

Nationalist MP Franco Debono when asked if he felt the criminal amendment proposals presented by Justice Minister Carmelo Mifsud Bonnici were a fknee-jerk reaction to his own Private Member’s Bill.


“Fireworks manufacturers are like untrained musicians who can play elaborate symphonies... but cannot read sheet music.”

Prof. Alfred Vella in his inquiry into the spate of tragic accidents highlighting fireworks enthusiasts’ lack of scientific knowledge when dealing with volatile chemical compositions.


“Dun Annett was a wall to rest on.”

Gozo Bishop Mario Grech describing Bishop Annetto Depasquale, who died unexpectedly at his Qormi home, as a spiritual leader.


“Incredibly harsh.”

Mel Holmes, whose son Daniel has been imprisoned for 10 years after being caught growing cannabis in his Gozo flat, decrying the sentence as unfair .

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