“The prosecution had time to correct the mistake.”

Mr Justice David Scicluna throwing out the Attorney General’s appeal over a mistake that led to a defrocked priest to be cleared of rape on a boy 20 years ago.

“Is life that cheap?”

Paul Vella, questioning the €8,000 fine handed out to two contractors whose negligence led to his mother being crushed to death in her Sliema home 12 years ago.

“This is village politics.”

Social partners criticising government’s decision to add three members to the Malta Council for Social and Economic Development without first consulting them.

“You can’t stop nature.”

Geology expert George Zammit Maempel explaining that Dwejra’s Azure Window, like all sea caves that developed into windows, were doomed to collapse.

“You see people popping pills like there’s no tomorrow.”

Daniel Holmes, who is serving time for marijuana-related offences, alleging the prison system is rife with prescription medicine use.

“He almost had a heart attack... he does not have savings and lives off his pension.”

A woman on the reaction of her 71-year-old relative to the advert of a comedy that was designed to look like a water and electricity bill totalling €1,898.50.