Louise Rennison Quotes

Heathcliff. The "hero" of Wuthering Heights. Although no one knows why. He's mean, moody, and possibly a bit on the pongy side. Cathy loves him, though. She shows this by viciously rejecting him and marrying someone else for a laugh. Still, that is true love on the moors for you.

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• I‘ve said it once and I will say it again, why can‘t everyone just speak English? The Americans give it a bit of a go — why can‘t other nations?

  

  Louise Rennison
  • Why
  • Giving
  • English

• There he is, tall, tanned, Italian, sophisticated. So what do you do?" I said, "Er, leap on him and snog him within an inch of his life? Taking care not to strangle myself on his false beard, or disturb his banana.

  

  Louise Rennison
  • Life
  • Care
  • Italian

• As she left my room I knew I should shut up. But you know when you should shut up because you really should just shut up...but you keep on and on anyway? Well, I had that.

  

  Louise Rennison
  • Up
  • She
  • Should

• I will not have him in my brain;there is no room for anyone else in the cakeshop of agony. it's crowded enough in there already.

  

  Louise Rennison
  • Brain
  • Enough
  • Rooms

• What is that song they are singing Is it an old Yorkshire ditty you know like that 'On Ilkley Moor Bar T'at' " Ruby said "Nah it's a football song. It goes 'We hate Chelsea we hate Chelsea we are the Chelsea haters.

  

  Louise Rennison
  • Song
  • Hate
  • Football

• I am exhausted by trying to get along with the Lord.

  

  Louise Rennison
  • Trying
  • Lord
  • Exhausted

• How many times do we all have to do this? Get up, go to school, again? Before everyone admits it's a crap idea?

  

  Louise Rennison
  • Up
  • School
  • Ideas

• He had everything a dream boy should have. Back, front, sides, Everything. A head.

  

  Louise Rennison
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  • Boy
  • Should

• Mr. Darcy was in Pride and Prejudice and at first he was all snooty and huffy; then he fell in a lake and came out with his shirt all wet. And then we all loved him. In a swoony way.

  

  Louise Rennison
  • Pride
  • Firsts
  • Prejudice

• Watching TV mum said," Do you miss your dad?" And I said," Who?

  

  Louise Rennison
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  • Said
  • Missing

• Rosie get off your desk, and please put your beard away.

  

  Louise Rennison
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  • Beard
  • Desks

• ...Then it said on the news, "And tonight the Prime Minister has just got to Number Ten." I looked down at Jas and said, "Ooer." Meaning he'd got to number ten on the snogging scale. And then we both laughed like loons. Vati just looked at us like we were mad.

  

  Louise Rennison
  • Mad
  • News
  • Numbers

• The tannoy is crackling but I can only hear heavy breathing and snuffling. ... Uh-oh, the tannoy is crackling again. "Sorry about that, ladies and gentlemen, I momentarily lost hold of my pie.

  

  Louise Rennison
  • Lost
  • Sorry
  • I Can

• When uncle Eddie does his impression of 'Like a Virgin' it's like Madonna is coming out of his body!' Christ what an image.

  

  Louise Rennison
  • Christ
  • Uncle
  • Impression

• I put my arm around her and said, "Jas, I have found that when you are troubled, it is often better to think of others rather than yourself. I think you would feel much better if you got me some milky coffee and jammy dodgers and I told you all about me.

  

  Louise Rennison
  • Feels
  • Coffee
  • Found

• Overslept and had to race to get a life to Jas’s with my dad. No time for yoga or makeup. Oh well, I’ll start tomorrow. God alone knows how the Dalai Lama copes on a daily basis. He must get up at dawn. Actually, I read somewhere that he does get up at dawn.

  

  Louise Rennison
  • Life
  • Up
  • Time

• I could have quite literally snogged until the cows came home. And when they came home I would have shouted, "WHAT HAVE YOU COWS COME HOME FOR? CAN'T YOU SEE I'M SNOGGING, YOU STUPID HERBIVORES???

  

  Louise Rennison
  • Home
  • Stupid
  • Cows

• I've never had anyone say they love me before. Libby lobes me, that is true, but there is something a bit menacing about the way she says it.

  

  Louise Rennison
  • She
  • True
  • Way

• Who wouldn't want to see some owl eggs?" I said, "Come on then, they are down here." He said, "Tallulah, the answer to who wouldn't want to see some owl eggs is... me!!!!

  

  Louise Rennison
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  • Said
  • Answers

• Dance of the Sugar Plum Bikey. Yes, that's got a nice ring to it.

  

  Louise Rennison
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  • Dance
  • Rings

• As we drew near to the gates of Dother Hall the old bell in the belfry rang out. I said, 'I must go in, it's nigh on ten of the clock.' He half-turned away from me, his jacket collar hiding his expression. Was he angry? Disappointed?" Jo looked intently and I said, "Hungry?" Jo ignored me, but as she passed by acting out walking away from Phil, she allowed her hand to slap against my head.

  

  Louise Rennison
  • She
  • Hand
  • Acting

• I couldn't believe it. It was unbelievable, that's why. My face was like a frozen fish finger. All rigid and pale. (But obviously not with breadcrumbs on it.)

  

  Louise Rennison
  • Believe
  • Why
  • Faces

• Here is my recipe for a mood enhancer. Take a friend, preferably one with a really annoying fringe and outsize pants, and when she is rambling on swiftly, push her into a ditch and run away.

  

  Louise Rennison
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  • Running
  • Friend

• Jassie, guess what I'm dancing in!' 'I don't know, a bowl?' 'Non... I am dancing in my Nuddy-pants!

  

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  • Knows
  • Dancing
  • Pants