Hunky Dory (2011)

Haydn Gwynne: Miss Valentine

Quotes 

• Mr. Swinton : Exams must come first.

  Vivienne Mae : It's a bit late to be worrying about that. Half of them will be leaving here in three weeks' time. For good. It'd be nice for them to at least have one opportunity for some self expression.

  Miss Valentine : Self expression doesn't butter any parsnips, Miss Mae.

• Miss Valentine : So, as we've discussed, class is measured by sociologists in terms of income, education and... values. To give an example, I am middle class. You would be working class. Right, any questions?

  [school bell rings] 

  Miss Valentine : Class dismissed.

• Miss Valentine : Someone has burnt half the fucking school down!

  Headmaster : Language, please.

  Miss Valentine : So let us stop this petty, liberal procrastination and take control of the situation. We are fiddling while Rome burns!

• Miss Valentine : Miss Mae, I believe you've already had one official warning in your brief time here. It might pay you to show some huility.

• Miss Valentine : Headmaster, I have made a list of all the...

  Vivienne Mae : Oh, don't tell me. Of all the nasty little troublemakers in the school. Do you hate kids? I mean, is it all kids or is it just the poor ones?

  Headmaster : Miss Mae, Vivienne...

  Miss Valentine : And I've underlined in red all those who have a history of delinquency.