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The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 (Adrian Mole, #1) QUOTES

The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 (Adrian Mole, #1) QUOTES

1 " There's only one thing more boring than listening to other people's dreams, and that's listening to their problems. "

― Sue Townsend , The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 (Adrian Mole, #1)

2 " 8.45 a.m. My mother is in the hospital grounds smoking a cigarette. She is looking old and haggard. All the debauchery is catching up with her. "

― Sue Townsend , The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 (Adrian Mole, #1)

3 " I have a problem. I am an intellectual, but at the same time I am not very clever. "

― Sue Townsend , The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 (Adrian Mole, #1)

4 " Adrian Mole's diary
Easter
Poor Jesus, it must have been dead awful for him. I wouldn't have the guts to do it myself. "

― Sue Townsend , The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 (Adrian Mole, #1)

5 " I used to be the sort of boy who had sand kicked in his face, now I'm the sort of boy who watches somebody else have it kicked in their face "

― Sue Townsend , The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 (Adrian Mole, #1)

6 " My skin is dead good. I think it must be a combination of being in love and Lucozade. "

― Sue Townsend , The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 (Adrian Mole, #1)

7 " Had a note from Mr Cherry asking me when I can resume my paper round. I sent a note back to say that due to my mother's desertion I am still in a mental state. This is true. I wore odd socks yesterday without knowing it. One was red and one was green. I must pull myself together. I could end up in a lunatic asylum. "

― Sue Townsend , The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 (Adrian Mole, #1)

8 " Mrs O'Leary said, 'Tis the child I feel sorry for', and all the people looked up and saw me, so I looked especially sad, I expect the experience will give me a trauma at some stage in the future. I'm all right at the moment, but you never know. "

― Sue Townsend , The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 (Adrian Mole, #1)

9 " I asked her about my Family Allowance today, she laughed and said she used it for buying gin and cigarettes. "

― Sue Townsend , The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 (Adrian Mole, #1)

10 " I am very unhappy and have once again turned to great literature for solace. It’s no surprise to me that intellectuals commit suicide, go mad or die from drink. We feel things more than other people. We know the world is rotten and that chins are ruined by spots. "

― Sue Townsend , The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 (Adrian Mole, #1)

11 " Had a long talk with Mr Vann the Careers teacher today. He said that if I want to be a vet I will have to do Physics, Chemistry and Biology for O level. He said that Art, Woodwork and Domestic Science won’t do much good. I am at the Crossroads in my life. The wrong decision now could result in a tragic loss to the veterinary world. I am hopeless at science. I asked Mr Vann which O levels you need to write situation comedy for television. Mr Vann said that you don’t need qualifications at all, you just need to be a moron. "

― Sue Townsend , The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 (Adrian Mole, #1)

12 " I have a problem. I am an intellectual, but at the same time I am not very clever "

― Sue Townsend , The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 (Adrian Mole, #1)

13 " Just measured my thing. It has grown one centimetre. I might be needing it soon. "

― Sue Townsend , The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 (Adrian Mole, #1)

14 " She is just straight all the way up and down, including her nose and mouth and hair. "

― Sue Townsend , The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 (Adrian Mole, #1)

15 " tarting "

― Sue Townsend , The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 (Adrian Mole, #1)

16 " Measured my ‘thing’. It was eleven centimetres. "

― Sue Townsend , The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 (Adrian Mole, #1)

17 " At four o’clock I had one of those rare moments of happiness that I will remember all my life. I was sitting in front of Grandma’s electric coal fire eating dripping toast and reading the News of the World. There was a good play on Radio Four about torturing in concentration camps. Grandma was asleep and the dog was being quiet. All at once I felt this dead good feeling. Perhaps I am turning religious. I think I have got it in me to be a Saint of some kind. "

― Sue Townsend , The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 (Adrian Mole, #1)

18 " My grandma let the dog out of the coal shed. She said my mother was cruel to lock it up. The dog was sick on the kitchen floor. My grandma locked it up again. "

― Sue Townsend , The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 (Adrian Mole, #1)

19 " I expect the experience will give me a trauma at some stage in the future. I’m all right at the moment, but you never know. "

― Sue Townsend , The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 (Adrian Mole, #1)

20 " I think Jane Austen should write something a bit more modern. "

― Sue Townsend , The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 (Adrian Mole, #1)