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81 " Is it true that cannibals don't eat the following people: "
― James Warwood , 49 Questions to Annoy Your Parents (The 49... Series)
82 " 1. The (Make-Believe) Friends Excuse My imaginary friends are tidying my room as we speak . . . . . . Laura is dusting. Boris is tidying up. Jenny is searching for my other green sock. Ronald is hoovering, but you can’t hear him because he's using an invisible hoover. "
― James Warwood , The 49 Series: Books 1 - 4 (The 49... Series)
83 " 5. The Upset Stomach Excuse I can't tidy my room because I've got butterflies in my stomach . . . . . . I should never have eaten that Caterpillar Sandwich for lunch! "
84 " The Pokemon Excuse “I think I misunderstood what today's lesson is about... ...I thought you said 'we will be training up to battle the Gym Leader', instead of 'we will be training up on the gym equipment'. "
― James Warwood , 49 Excuses for Skipping Gym Class (The 49... Series Book 5)
85 " Woppie Cushions on your chairs. Hehehe. "
― James Warwood , 49 Excuses for Not Tidying Your Bedroom (The 49... #1)
86 " What? It's 9:35am! That's odd, my watch says 8:45am . . . . . . Although come to think of it I did adjust my watch forward by 8 hours to see what time it was in China, then adjust the time back to 7am so I could watch cartoons, then adjust the time forward to 9pm so I could have supper, then adjust the time forward by 3 hours so I could have a midnight snack, then adjust the time back to 3:30pm so I could pretend it was home time. What's the time again? "
― James Warwood , 49 Excuses for Being Really Late (The 49... Series Book 7)
87 " Look at all of you idiots, scurrying about like little ants . . . "
88 " Sugar-Free Kids Excuse I’m sorry to interrupt but I have some very important information . . . . . . The kids who are behind me are severely diabetic. That means if a gram of sugar touches their tongue they could lose all their fingers and toes and Minecraft experience points. I’ll help by taking all your sugary candy and you can take these cardboard flavoured cardboard snacks to give them when they knock on your front door. "
― James Warwood , 49 Excuses for Bagging More Candy at Halloween (The 49 Series Book 12)
89 " called me Floccinaucinihilipilification¹¹. "
90 " . . . I have the three most terrifying books in my hand. "
91 " Behold! The only food I need to eat for the rest of my life . . . . . . PIZZA! This magical wonder food contains every food group, including vegetables. "
― James Warwood , 49 Excuses for Not Eating Your Vegetables (The 49... Series Book 8)
92 " ...Here's a note from my Optician explaining that from now on my eyes can only see screens. So until the school buys me an iPad I can't do my homework. "
― James Warwood , 49 Excuses for Not Doing Your Homework (The 49... Series Book 3)
93 " port-a-loo, "
― James Warwood , The Boy Who Stole One Million Socks
94 " career advisor visited our school yesterday and told us to start practicing what we want to be when we grow up... ...so I’m practicing being unemployed. I’m already very good at sleeping in past lunch time and I've mastered not tidying my bedroom, so next on my professional development list is to watch TV all day and shout at the neighbour's cat. "
95 " Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia - fear of long words (and hippos). "
96 " I've probably got two hours left to live until the sofa has finished slowly digesting me. Goodbye Mum, goodbye Dad. My one dying wish is for you to switch the TV back on and bring me a glass of milk and a cookie. "
― James Warwood , 49 Excuses for Staying Up Past Your Bedtime (The 49... Series Book 6)
97 " 45. The Pyjama Question “If dressing gowns and pyjamas are so comfy why does everyone get dressed into boring clothes every single morning?... ...we should boycott smart shirts and long skirts and beige trousers. Join the Pyjama Revolution and never by uncomfortable ever again! "
98 " 29. The Present Excuse Sorry I am late, but there was a queue at the Flower Shop . . . . . . I bought them to apologise for being late to class yesterday. I guess I'll have to buy an even bigger bunch of flowers tomorrow morning. "
― James Warwood , The 49 Series: Books 5 - 8 (The 49 Series Boxsets Book 2)
99 " What Do You Say to a Shark That is Going to Eat You? Chews Wisely "
― James Warwood , Monsters of the Sea (The Skeleton Keys Chronicles Book 1)
100 " Jar./p> "