Nanny Piggins and the Wicked Plan Quotes

“Yes, I know, because schools are cruel, illogical, and unfair. But the thing is, life is cruel, illogical, and unfair. That is why the education system works so well. If schools and teachers did a good job and inspired children and made them enthusiastic about every subject, they would only be sadly disappointed when they got out into the real world. Better to disappoint them when they're young. It is more important to learn to cope with disappointment than learn how to do long division." - Nanny Piggins”
― R. A. Spratt, Nanny Piggins and the Wicked Plan

“Do they ever ask pirates to come and speak to you at your school's career day?'
'No,' admitted Derek. 'They usually just have accountants come and tell us how accountancy is really exciting.'
'They let people come and lie to you?' asked Nanny Piggins. 'Your headmaster is a very immoral man.”
― R. A. Spratt, Nanny Piggins and the Wicked Plan

“Experience has taught me that it is always better to be well rested than to know what you are doing - Nanny Piggins”
― R. A. Spratt, Nanny Piggins and the Wicked Plan

“Yes, I know, because schools are cruel, illogical and unfair. But the thing is – life is cruel, illogical and unfair. That is why the education system works so well. If schools and teachers did a good job and inspired children and made them enthusiastic about every subject, they would only be sadly disappointed when they got out into the real world. Better to disappoint them when they’re young. It is more important to learn to cope with disappointment than learn how to do long division.’ ‘You are a very wise pig, Miss Piggins,’ said the superintendent. ‘True,’ said Nanny Piggins.”
― R.A. Spratt, Nanny Piggins and the Wicked Plan

“Its almost as if he's been hit on the dead with a cricket bat,' observed Samantha.
'It's worse then that,' said Nanny Piggins. 'When you hit someone on the head with a cricket bat, the sharp pain and the flowing blood let them know something is wrong. But then a man is dazzled by a beautiful woman, he doesn't realise he has gone temporarily insane. The opposite happens. He suddenly thinks he is the funniest, cleverest man ever to walk on earth. Really, when single men start dating they should all be locked up in lunatic asylums.”
― R.A. Spratt, Nanny Piggins and the Wicked Plan

“medicinal benefits of mud.”
― R.A. Spratt, Nanny Piggins and the Wicked Plan

“Shut your cake-hole’.”
― R.A. Spratt, Nanny Piggins and the Wicked Plan