Miss Honey Quotes

11 quotes from 5 authors

Spotting Miss Honey in a story instantly adds a gentle humor that catches readers off guard. These eleven snippets showcase her quirky side—teasing friends, dropping odd facts, or slipping a sly line. If you enjoy this tone, you may also check out pages on Literary Characters, Childhood Innocence, or Classic Novels.

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Some of these days, Oh, you'll miss me honey

Anonymous

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If Miss Honeychurch ever takes to live as she plays, it will be very exciting--both for us and for her.

Anonymous

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“I will take you by a dear dirty back way, Miss Honeychurch, and if you bring me luck, we shall have an…

E.M. Forster

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You seemed so far away," Miss Honey whispered, awestruck. "Oh, I was. I was flying past the stars on silver wings," Matilda…

Roald Dahl

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A girl should think about making herself look attractive so she can get a good husband later on. Looks is more important…

Roald Dahl

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The only really interesting thing about someone that makes you want to explore them further is their heart, and Miss Honeycut has…

Polly Horvath

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You mean you live down here?' Matilda asked. 'I do', Miss Honey replied, but she said no more. Matilda had never once…

Roald Dahl

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“There aren’t many funny bits in Mr Tolkien either,’ Matilda said. ‘Do you think that all children’s books ought to have funny…

Roald Dahl

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“Miss Honey gives us a little song about each word and we all sing it together and we learn to spell it…

Roald Dahl

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“Did you know", Matilda said suddenly, "that the heart of a mouse beats at the rate of six hundred and fifty times…

Roald Dahl

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“Mrs. French's cat is missing. The signs are posted all over town. "Have you seen Honey?" We've all seen the posters, but…

Pontypool 2007

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