“We cannot really say... that MartinGalea was not beaten. We said that according to medical records he had no signs of violence.”

The Prime Minister’s spokesman when asked why the version of Martin Galea, who was held hostage for 11 days in Tripoli and claimed he was beaten, jarred with that of the government.

“I get more media coverage than wars.”

Road menace Maximilian Ciantar lamenting the attention given to his frequent brushes with the law.

“He was the perfect gentleman.”

President Emeritus Eddie Fenech Adami paying tribute to former health minister Alexander (Sandy) Cachia Zammit who died at the age of 90.

“I wanted to look at all the evidence with fresh eyes.”

Former police commissioner Peter Paul Zammit explaining why he did not feel the need to speak to his predecessor John Rizzo about the case of former health commissioner John Dalli over the snus affair.

“I heard two loud howls of agony and then silence.”

Syrian Asmo Muhamd describing how he saw his 18-year-old cousin fall to his death while working on plastering a third-storey wall of a Birkirkara State school.

“It was a very stupid thing to go on holiday and end up in court.”

Magistrate Miriam Hayman telling off two Maltese-Australian women, aged 57 and 65, who admitted stealing a purse after running out of money at a casino.

“All of our shoes are proudly not made on China.”

A sign outside the British Shoe Store in Valletta put up by two siblings declaring their trust in quality European handmade footwear.