“Bugger off sweetheart Nanny's busy”

“I heard this story once," she said, "where this bloke got locked up for years and years and he learned amazin' stuff about the universe and everythin' from another prisoner who was incredibly clever, and then he escaped and got his revenge.""What incredibly clever stuff do you know about the universe, Gytha Ogg?" said Granny."Bugger all," said Nanny cheerfully."Then we'd better bloody well escape right now.”

“Other people salted away money for their old age, but Nanny preferred to accumulate memories.”

“Take it from me, whenever you see a bunch of buggers puttering around talking about truth and beauty and the best way of attacking Ethics, you can bet your sandals it's all because dozens of other poor buggers are doing all the real work around the place.”

“Nanny Ogg knew how to start spelling 'banana', but didn't know how you stopped.”

“Nanny Ogg never did any housework herself, but she was the cause of housework in other people.”

“Oh, we're always all right. You remember that. We happen to other people.-Nanny Ogg”