Amanda Root credited as playing...
Miss Temple
- Young Jane: I told her to take off her bonnet.
- Mr. Brocklehurst: I don't care about her bonnet. It's her hair, her curls, her vanity.
- Miss Temple: It is not vanity, Mr. Brocklehurst. Helen's hair curls naturally.
- Mr. Brocklehurst: And does she not sin naturally, as well? I am here to teach you discipline. I am here to correct nature, So are you Miss Temple.
- Miss Temple: Well, let me try to arrange the hair so that it does not offend you.
- Mr. Brocklehurst: Offending *me* is not the issue. It is the child's vanity that must be suppressed. "Remove far from me, vanity and lies." Proverbs. Chapter 30, verse 8. The girl's hair shall be cut off.
- Miss Temple: I'm sure you feel very sorry for yourselves. I'm sure you all envy other girls who seem to have been blessed with happier lives. But you have all been blessed with intelligence. Intelligence and a proper education will give you independence of spirit, and that is the greatest blessing of all.