“We wanted Europe to wake up and smell the coffee.”

Prime Minister Joseph Muscat failing to say if his plan to return Somalis to Libya without giving them the chance to apply for asylum was simply an act of provocation to get the EU to act.

“When we meet Jesus at the end of time he will not ask us how many statues we carried... but he will say, ‘I was a migrant and you helped me’.”

Auxiliary Bishop Charles Scicluna urging Maltese not to ignore irregular immigrants’ cry for help and see this influx as a chance to be truly Christian.

“This is our second day of freedom.”

Xiis Nour, a Somali woman who had just landed on the island, still grateful to be in detention in Malta rather than in Libya where she faced persecution.

“We’re seeing people drinking four litres of cheap wine a day.”

Sedqa clinical director George Grech concerned about the drinking culture in Malta, which has no national alcohol policy.

“I could never dream of going to University in my time.”

John Casha, who at 85 is the oldest fresher on campus, explaining his decision to sign up for an engineering degree after years on the job.

“Loose and highly subjective targets.”

Audit report censuring the flawed operations of Wasteserv. Its former chairman hit back saying the report didn’t do their work justice.

“We must never lose faith in those who err.”

Archbishop Paul Cremona urging the police force to distinguish between the criminal and the crime and believe they can change for the better.