The Adventures of Nanny Piggins Quotes

“Derrick, Samantha, and Michael were all very good at avoiding being murdered. Nanny Piggins considered this to be one of the most important life skills.”
― R. A. Spratt, The Adventures of Nanny Piggins

“She crept around the house listening for breathing, chocolate eating, breaking porcelain, or any of the other peculiar little noises children make.”
― R. A. Spratt, The Adventures of Nanny Piggins

“You can tell which ones are the artists,' Nanny Piggins said loudly, for she could be instructive when she chose to be. 'They are the useless-looking one wearing cardigans.' There were indeed several useless-looking, grouchy young men wearing cardigans among the crowd. And those who had heard Nanny Piggins's comment glared at her instead of glaring meaningfully into empty space like they normally did.”
― R. A. Spratt, The Adventures of Nanny Piggins

“Oh yes," said Nanny Piggins. "I can regale people with anecdotes from my sordid past and think at the same time.”
― R.A. Spratt, The Adventures of Nanny Piggins

“Nanny Piggins lost the Vegetable Peeling, Gutter Cleaning, and Long Division Explaining tests as well. She got caught telling Michael, 'Don't bother to learn that. Long division is a waste of brain space, when you can just buy a calculator.' Which is only the truth.”
― R. A. Spratt, The Adventures of Nanny Piggins

“Samantha, what have I told you?' demanded Mr. Green.

'That I should be seen, and not heard, until I turn eighteen. When I can say 'Good-bye, I'm returning my key' before moving out of home.' chanted Samantha.”
― R. A. Spratt, The Adventures of Nanny Piggins

“The truancy officer had become well known at the Green house since Nanny Piggins had become their nanny. Nanny Piggins did not often pull the children out of school. But when she did, it was always for blatantly illegitimate reasons. Like the time she burst into Headmaster Pimplestock’s office at two o’clock in the afternoon insisting that the children had to come home instantly because their aunt had just died of spontaneous combustion. The headmaster dutifully sent for the children and packed them off with his heartfelt condolences. Then later that day, he saw Michael, Samantha, and Derrick on the television, cheering loudly at the horse races. Ever since then the truancy officer had been a regular visitor.”
― R.A. Spratt, The Adventures of Nanny Piggins

“never seen a more beautiful-looking pig.”
― R.A. Spratt, The Adventures of Nanny Piggins

“chocolate”
― R.A. Spratt, The Adventures of Nanny Piggins