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61 " I got a job at NASA,’ explained Peter. ‘The Naughty Association for Sneaky Acrobats?’ asked Nanny Piggins. "
― R.A. Spratt , Nanny Piggins and the Accidental Blast Off
62 " This,’ said Ian. He leaned in and kissed her on the lips. Friday’s brain went completely empty. There were too many emotions and physical sensations to process at once. She felt off-balance. Friday reached out and clutched Ian’s shirt to make sure she stayed upright. "
― R.A. Spratt , Never Fear (Friday Barnes, #8)
63 " People always marvel that holding a seashell to your ear replicates the sound of the sea, but in the seconds before you faint, the movement of blood rushing out of your brain replicates the sound of the sea too. "
― R.A. Spratt , Under Suspicion (Friday Barnes, #2)
64 " You had to bring your ugly ex-girlfriend? As if this evening isn’t bad enough. Are you doing this to torment me? "
― R.A. Spratt , No Escape (Friday Barnes, #9)
65 " You should make sure you enjoy every last moment of high school then,” said Friday. “It is the last place where you’ll find someone scorned for caring about what they do and working hard to be good at it. "
― R.A. Spratt
66 " 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
67 " He’s lying,’ said Melanie. Everyone turned to look at her. ‘Sorry, that sounded really rude, "
― R.A. Spratt , The Plot Thickens (Friday Barnes, #5)
68 " never seen a more beautiful-looking pig. "
69 " Shut your cake-hole’. "
― R.A. Spratt , Nanny Piggins and the Wicked Plan (Nanny Piggins, #2)
70 " 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. "
71 " Twas the night before Christmas, so naturally Nanny Piggins was up on the roof Santa-proofing the house by fastening chicken wire over the chimney. "
72 " You hit your head on a rock when you fainted,’ said Ian. ‘It was my fault. If I’d been more on the ball, I would have realised that was how you would react to the sight of blood and caught you. "
― R.A. Spratt , Danger Ahead (Friday Barnes, #6)
73 " Gluteus maximus,’ said Friday. She didn’t normally like to swear, but when circumstances made it impossible to avoid she preferred to do it in Latin. "
74 " could kiss you,’ said Ian. ‘Please do,’ said Melanie. ‘This is all very grim, and some romance would cheer me up. "