Giuseppe Ayala

"Alfredo Morvillo, the magistrate brother of his wife Francesca, introduced us in 1981. We were at the Palace of Justice in Palermo, where we had a coffee. We chatted and immediately hit it off. From then on, we saw each other regularly: at least a couple of times a week, we would meet for dinner with our wives."

"The corpse of Falcone was pounced upon by jackals and hyenas whom Giovanni knew and whom I also know."

"(About the Milan judiciary during Mani pulite investigation) A judiciary that must be protected from any attempt to delegitimize it, in order to maintain its prerogative as an institution committed to restoring legality."

"The appointment was set for early afternoon on Friday, May 22, at Ciampino airport. Falcone, as was often the case, would give me a ride to Palermo on the government plane."

"Giuseppe Ayala, Chi ha paura muore ogni giorno. I miei anni con Falcone e Borsellino, Mondadori, 2008. ISBN 9788804580683"