Amanda Thripp Quotes in Matilda (1996)

Agatha Trunchbull: [pointing her riding crop at Amanda] Can you spell?

Amanda Thripp: Miss Honey taught us how to spell a long word yesterday. We can spell "difficulty".

Agatha Trunchbull: You couldn't spell "difficulty" if your life depended on it.

Amanda Thripp: She taught us with a poem.

Agatha Trunchbull: [mimicking Amanda with a high-pitched tone] A poem? How sweet. What poem would that be?

Amanda Thripp: Mrs. D, Mrs. I...

[everyone in the room except Miss Trunchbull and Miss Honey join in]

Amanda Thripp: [chanting with the rest of the class] Mrs. F-F-I. Mrs. C, Mrs. U, Mrs. L-T-Y!

Agatha Trunchbull: [strikes a desktop with her riding crop and all the children instantly face forward] WHY ARE ALL THESE WOMEN MARRIED?

[moves between the desks]

Agatha Trunchbull: Mrs. D? Mrs. I? You're supposed to be teaching SPELLING, not poetry!

[whacks the desk again with her riding crop]

Agatha Trunchbull: Amanda Thripp!

Amanda Thripp: Yes, Miss Trunchbull?

Agatha Trunchbull: What are those?

Amanda Thripp: What's what, Ms. Trunchbull?

Agatha Trunchbull: Hanging down by your ears.

Amanda Thripp: You mean my pigtails?

Agatha Trunchbull: Are you a pig, Amanda?

Amanda Thripp: *No*, Ms. Trunchbull.

Agatha Trunchbull: Do I allow pigs in my school?

Amanda Thripp: My mommy thinks they're sweet.

Agatha Trunchbull: [bends down] Your mommy... is a TWIT!