- Mrs. Phelps: Is it a bully? Because you know, the best way to deal with bullies, is tell someone. Straight away. They thrive on... silence.
- Miss Honey: Miss Trunchbull has been humiliated, and she is capable of awful things.
- Matilda Wormwood: I'm not scared of her.
- Miss Honey: You should be, she's dangerous.
- Matilda Wormwood: So am I...