Quotes from Are These My Basoomas I See Before Me?

Louise Rennison ·  315 pages

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“He says we should take it easy and that maybe he overreacted a bit."

Dave said, "A bit? That's like Hitler saying, 'Oooh, I just meant to go for a little walk, but then I accidentally invaded Poland.”
― Louise Rennison, quote from Are These My Basoomas I See Before Me?


“If you fall down those stairs and break both of your legs, don't come running to me!”
― Louise Rennison, quote from Are These My Basoomas I See Before Me?


“Everyone is so bloody keen on me thinking all of a sudden. It's not what I do.”
― Louise Rennison, quote from Are These My Basoomas I See Before Me?


“P.P.S. I am giving you telepathic hugs.
P.P.P.S. But not in a telepathically lezzie way.”
― Louise Rennison, quote from Are These My Basoomas I See Before Me?


“As I have often said, she has two styles of acting: with or without the beard.”
― Louise Rennison, quote from Are These My Basoomas I See Before Me?



“Your soul shines through even if you haven't got mascara on”
― Louise Rennison, quote from Are These My Basoomas I See Before Me?


“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, quote from Are These My Basoomas I See Before Me?


“He came over and ruffled my hair, which is technically assault. I could get on the blower to ChildLine.”
― Louise Rennison, quote from Are These My Basoomas I See Before Me?


“Jas, whatever Tom has under his trousers is between you and him.”
― Louise Rennison, quote from Are These My Basoomas I See Before Me?


“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, quote from Are These My Basoomas I See Before Me?



“I don't know what's going on with Mum and Dad, but it's weird. Mum keeps asking Dad to do things and he keeps doing them Unfotunately, she hasn't said 'Hand over your money and make your way to Europe!”
― Louise Rennison, quote from Are These My Basoomas I See Before Me?


“Hello, my sister, Libby, also your daughter, is snogging a potato in my bed. What are you going to do about it?' Dad started yelling uncontrollably. I wonder if he is having the male menopause? If he starts growing breasts, I will definitely be running away with the circus.”
― Louise Rennison, quote from Are These My Basoomas I See Before Me?


About the author

Louise Rennison
Born place: in Leeds, The United Kingdom
Born date October 11, 1951
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