--- title: "5 Funny-and-random Quotes By Hilary McKay" description: "5 Funny-and-random quotes by Hilary McKay. Plus more from Hilary McKay and more Funny-and-random sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bea/hilary-mckay-16133_funny-and-random_darling-daddy-this-is-rose-very-good-new_22678.jpg" --- > [“Darling Daddy, This is Rose. Very good news. Caddy is going to marry Micheal. In case you have forgotten because you have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilary-mckay/darling-daddy-this-is-rose-very-good-news-caddy-is-going-to-marry/) [Hilary McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilary-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bea/hilary-mckay-16133_funny-and-random_darling-daddy-this-is-rose-very-good-new_22678.jpg) > [“Darling Daddy, This is Rose. Saffy says everyone says it is Indigo's fault that their Head has two black eyes and a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilary-mckay/darling-daddy-this-is-rose-saffy-says-everyone-says-it-is-indigo-s/) [Hilary McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilary-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ed/hilary-mckay-16133_black-eyes_darling-daddy-this-is-rose-saffy-says-ev_384774.jpg) > [“Is this your holiday homework?" asked Sarah. "Don't do it, Rose! And Eve will write you a note to say it's iniquitous…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilary-mckay/is-this-your-holiday-homework-asked-sarah-don-t-do-it-rose-and-eve/) [Hilary McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilary-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f0f/hilary-mckay-16133_ancient-egyptian_is-this-your-holiday-homework-asked-sara_1204652.jpg) > [“Caddy came home on Friday evening. Perfectly Harmless Patrick brought her in his battered old car... "Crikey, Caddy!" said Indigo, and he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilary-mckay/caddy-came-home-on-friday-evening-perfectly-harmless-patrick-brought/) [Hilary McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilary-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b3/hilary-mckay-16133_boyfriends_caddy-came-home-on-friday-evening-perfec_1476575.jpg) > [“Darling Daddy, Poor Saffy. She had a big fight in the boys toilets on Monday, did you know? A very big fight…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilary-mckay/darling-daddy-poor-saffy-she-had-a-big-fight-in-the-boys-toilets-on/) [Hilary McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilary-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/57f/hilary-mckay-16133_funny-and-random_darling-daddy-poor-saffy-she-had-a-big-f_2697883.jpg) ## Other authors on Funny-and-random ## More by Hilary McKay > [“Darling Daddy, This is Rose. Very good news. Caddy is going to marry Micheal. In case you have forgotten because you have not been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilary-mckay/darling-daddy-this-is-rose-very-good-news-caddy-is-going-to-marry/) [Hilary McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilary-mckay/) > [“I love people who play guitars on roofs!" said Rose, hopping along the pavement in one of her sudden happy moods. "Don't you?" "Never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilary-mckay/i-love-people-who-play-guitars-on-roofs-said-rose-hopping-along-the/) [Hilary McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilary-mckay/) > [“There are all sorts of families," Tom's grandmother had remarked, and over the following few weeks Tom became part of the Casson family, as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilary-mckay/there-are-all-sorts-of-families-tom-s-grandmother-had-remarked-and/) [Hilary McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilary-mckay/) > [“You can't be disgusting to people just because they annoy you!" she exclaimed very crossly. "Thousands of people annoy me! Millions of people annoy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilary-mckay/you-can-t-be-disgusting-to-people-just-because-they-annoy-you-she/) [Hilary McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilary-mckay/) > [Darling Daddy, This is Rose. The shed needs new wires now it has blown up. Caddy is bringing home rock-bottom boyfriends to see if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilary-mckay/darling-daddy-this-is-rose-the-shed-needs-new-wires-now-it-has-blown/) [Hilary McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilary-mckay/) > [Don't call me darling. I'm a driving instructor!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilary-mckay/don-t-call-me-darling-i-m-a-driving-instructor/) [Hilary McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilary-mckay/) > [“Oh, Micheal darling!" "Don't call me darling, I'm a driving instructor!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilary-mckay/oh-micheal-darling-don-t-call-me-darling-i-m-a-driving-instructor/) [Hilary McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilary-mckay/) > [How can I give you nothing? Do you seriously expect me to buy nothing, wrap up nothing, stick a gift tag on nothing, send…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilary-mckay/how-can-i-give-you-nothing-do-you-seriously-expect-me-to-buy-nothing/) [Hilary McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilary-mckay/) > [“He's an artist in London. We don't see him much." Tom gave him one of his quick, considering glances and asked, "Doesn't he live…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilary-mckay/he-s-an-artist-in-london-we-don-t-see-him-much-tom-gave-him-one-of/) [Hilary McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilary-mckay/) > [“Darling Daddy, This is Rose. Saffy says everyone says it is Indigo's fault that their Head has two black eyes and a swelled-up nose.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilary-mckay/darling-daddy-this-is-rose-saffy-says-everyone-says-it-is-indigo-s/) [Hilary McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilary-mckay/) > [“Rose's work of art took her all day, including two playtimes, story time, and most of lunch. At the end of school it was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilary-mckay/rose-s-work-of-art-took-her-all-day-including-two-playtimes-story/) [Hilary McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilary-mckay/) > [“Her mood was suddenly in free fall, a state she knew all too well. A heaviness inside. A hollow loneliness. A need to either…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilary-mckay/her-mood-was-suddenly-in-free-fall-a-state-she-knew-all-too-well-a/) [Hilary McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilary-mckay/) > [On the board was a list of words and phrases which her mother considered not suitable for use in college T-shirt design. She had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilary-mckay/on-the-board-was-a-list-of-words-and-phrases-which-her-mother/) [Hilary McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilary-mckay/) > [Humans cannot fly, but they can get the flying feeling. All they need to do is go out at night into a wild storm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilary-mckay/humans-cannot-fly-but-they-can-get-the-flying-feeling-all-they-need/) [Hilary McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilary-mckay/) > [“Eve darling," said Bill earnestly. "I swear I didn't . . . " "You sweared about me driving the car," interrupted Indigo. "say a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilary-mckay/eve-darling-said-bill-earnestly-i-swear-i-didn-t-you-sweared-about-me/) [Hilary McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilary-mckay/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/funny-and-random/hilary-mckay/#itemlist", "name": "5 Funny-and-random Quotes By Hilary McKay", "numberOfItems": 5, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Darling Daddy, This is Rose. Very good news. Caddy is going to marry Micheal. In case you have forgotten because you have not been home for so long he is the one with the ponytail and the earring that you do not like. And Caddy says she will have a white lace dress and three bridesmaids, Saffron and Sarah and me, and a big party for everyone, all her old boyfriends too. Fireworks. A band. A big tent called a marquee. But where will we put it? 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You cannot be serious, Caddy!\" \"Oh, stop looking at him!\" said Caddy, uncomfortably. \"I'll find something to cover him up with in a minute!\" \"How long are you leaving him there for?\" asked Rose. \"Just until Sunday,\" said Caddy, trying to sound casual. \"Till Sunday!\" repeated Saffron. \"So is Micheal dumped?\" \"Of course he isn't!\" said Caddy indignantly. \"I've never dumped anyone!\" \"Start!\" said Saffron. \"Otherwise they just pile up, taking up the sofas...”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Hilary McKay" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilary-mckay/caddy-came-home-on-friday-evening-perfectly-harmless-patrick-brought/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b3/hilary-mckay-16133_boyfriends_caddy-came-home-on-friday-evening-perfec_1476575.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b3/hilary-mckay-16133_boyfriends_caddy-came-home-on-friday-evening-perfec_1476575.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b3/hilary-mckay-16133_boyfriends_caddy-came-home-on-friday-evening-perfec_1476575.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Caddy came home on Friday evening. 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