Headmistress's Quotes

#1. I was kicked out of drama school in 1976, aged 18, for vandalising the headmistress's tyres, after being there for less than a year.

Ray Winstone

#2. In kindergarten, we had this Irish Catholic headmistress called Sister Leonie, and I remember she would tell us, say, to put the crayons in the box. I remember thinking, 'Why is everyone finding this so easy? Why should the crayons be in the box?'

Binyavanga Wainaina

#3. There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart's desire. The other is to gain it.

George Bernard Shaw

#4. I heard you've been having some problems with your girlfriend." Headmistress Northcutt says.
"No," I say. "Not at all." Audrey broke up with me after the winter holiday, exhausted by my moodiness. It's impossible to have problems with a girlfriend who's no longer mine.

Holly Black

#5. Right," said Kami, undaunted. "So a girl in my class called Amber Green, and our headmistress, Ms. Dollard, are both sorcerers. Amber's with Rob, but we could use Ms. Dollard."

"I never trusted Amber," Angela remarked darkly. "Only the evil are that enthusiastic about volleyball.

Sarah Rees Brennan

#6. The headmistress was an able instructress in French and history and we learned with her as fast as fear could teach us.

Cyril Connolly

#7. She was taken to St. Mungo's, where," the Headmistress now sounded slightly perturbed, "a standard diagnostic Charm showed Miss Granger as a healthy unicorn in excellent physical condition except that her mane needs combing.

Eliezer Yudkowsky

#8. It always confused me how Smalley managed to keep enrolment limited only to Guardian bloodlines. I don't know, maybe she put some charm up that made people think about dead puppies every time they stepped on campus. That's what I would have done, anyway, if I were headmistress.

Cecily White

#9. Headmistress. Whatever. She's still a self-righteous old bit -

Richelle Mead

#10. Those in authority tend to be annoyed by hackers' general attitude of disobedience. But that disobedience is a byproduct of the qualities that make them good programmers.

Paul Graham

#11. I loved playing the headmistress in 'The Falling' - she was so spiteful. She certainly fancied herself quite a lot.

Monica Dolan

#12. I am grateful for all of my problems. After each one was overcome, I became stronger and more able to meet those that were still to come. I grew in all my difficulties.

James Cash Penney

#13. Sandro's holding is face. You can tell from that it's a knee injury.

Dion Dublin

#14. There is little point in teaching anything backwards. The whole object of life, Headmistress, is to go forwards.

Roald Dahl

#15. No nation ought to keep a navy larger than is necessary to do police duty.

George William Norris

#16. I'll take Heinlein over a headmistress any day.

Jo Walton

#17. Madam Frout the headmistress, who had to worry about reputations and costs and fees, just occasionally heard the distant voice of Miss Frout who had been quite a good if rather shy teacher, and it was whistling and cheering Susan on.

Terry Pratchett

#18. Like books, the Internet has saved my life. It helped me recognize that so many people I adore suffer from the same things I do.

Jenny Lawson

#19. God can be realized through all paths. All religions are true. The important thing is to reach the roof. You can reach it by stone stairs or by wooden stairs or by bamboo steps or by a rope. You can also climb up by a bamboo pole.

Ramakrishna

#20. She'll soon forget."
"Caddy," said Saffron impatiently, "she is headmistress of the private school! She's probably never forgotten anything in her whole life!

Hilary McKay

#21. You need me."
"I more than need you," he said, trembling. "I don't work without you. I just don't."
"Same here," I told him, closing my eyes.

Mary Calmes