Quotes from Miss Tick
'... if you trust in yourself…’
‘Yes?’
‘…and believe in your dreams…’
'Yes?’
‘…and follow your star…’ Miss Tick went on.
'Yes?’
‘…you’ll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren’t so lazy. Goodbye.' (WFM)
They looked like tinkers, but there wasn’t one amongst them, she knew, who could mend a kettle. What they did was sell invisible things. And after they had sold what they had, they still had it. They sold what everyone needed but didn’t often want. They sold the key to the universe to people who didn’t know it was locked.
‘I can’t do,’ said Miss Tick, straightening up. ‘But I can teach!' (WFM)
'I can see we're going to get along like a house on fire,' said Miss Tick. 'There may be no survivors.' (WFM)
'I am a teacher as well as a witch,’ said Miss Tick, adjusting her hat carefully. 'Therefore I make lists. I make assessments. I write things down in a neat, firm hand with pens of two colours.' (WFM)
'Anyone with half a mind could see that.’
Miss Tick sighed.
‘Yes. But sometimes it’s so hard to find half a mind when you need one.' (WFM)
'A unicorn is nothing more than a big horse that comes to a point…' (WFM)
Bits of Miss Tick’s teachings floated through her head: Always face what you fear. Have enough money, never too much, and some string. Even if it’s not your fault it’s your responsibility. Witches deal with things. Never stand between two mirrors. Never cackle. Do what you must do. Never lie, but you don’t always have to be honest. Never wish. Especially don’t wish upon a star, which is astronomically stupid. Open you eyes, and then open your eyes again. (HFS)
... she was a witch and a teacher and that's a terrible combination. They want things to be right. They like things to be correct. (HFS)
You had to deal with every day people who were foolish and lazy and untruthful and downright unpleasant, and you could certainly end up thinking the world would be considerably improved if you gave them a slap. But you didn’t because, as Miss Tick had once explained: a) it would only make the world a better for a very short time; b) it would then make the world a slightly worse place; and c) you’re not supposed to be as stupid as they are. (W)
Miss Tick knew too that you can find out a lot about somebody from what’s in their pockets, and sometimes a lot about them from what they don’t have. (SC)
‘Yes?’
‘…and believe in your dreams…’
'Yes?’
‘…and follow your star…’ Miss Tick went on.
'Yes?’
‘…you’ll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren’t so lazy. Goodbye.' (WFM)
They looked like tinkers, but there wasn’t one amongst them, she knew, who could mend a kettle. What they did was sell invisible things. And after they had sold what they had, they still had it. They sold what everyone needed but didn’t often want. They sold the key to the universe to people who didn’t know it was locked.
‘I can’t do,’ said Miss Tick, straightening up. ‘But I can teach!' (WFM)
'I can see we're going to get along like a house on fire,' said Miss Tick. 'There may be no survivors.' (WFM)
'I am a teacher as well as a witch,’ said Miss Tick, adjusting her hat carefully. 'Therefore I make lists. I make assessments. I write things down in a neat, firm hand with pens of two colours.' (WFM)
'Anyone with half a mind could see that.’
Miss Tick sighed.
‘Yes. But sometimes it’s so hard to find half a mind when you need one.' (WFM)
'A unicorn is nothing more than a big horse that comes to a point…' (WFM)
Bits of Miss Tick’s teachings floated through her head: Always face what you fear. Have enough money, never too much, and some string. Even if it’s not your fault it’s your responsibility. Witches deal with things. Never stand between two mirrors. Never cackle. Do what you must do. Never lie, but you don’t always have to be honest. Never wish. Especially don’t wish upon a star, which is astronomically stupid. Open you eyes, and then open your eyes again. (HFS)
... she was a witch and a teacher and that's a terrible combination. They want things to be right. They like things to be correct. (HFS)
You had to deal with every day people who were foolish and lazy and untruthful and downright unpleasant, and you could certainly end up thinking the world would be considerably improved if you gave them a slap. But you didn’t because, as Miss Tick had once explained: a) it would only make the world a better for a very short time; b) it would then make the world a slightly worse place; and c) you’re not supposed to be as stupid as they are. (W)
Miss Tick knew too that you can find out a lot about somebody from what’s in their pockets, and sometimes a lot about them from what they don’t have. (SC)
