Top 20 Georgia Nicolson Quotes: In Memory of Louise Rennison

I was so upset to find out that we'd lost the genius behind Georgia Nicolson last week - I've lost count of the number of times I've read the series and each time they still made me laugh like it was the first. Louise Rennison provided the story of my teenagehood and ultimately, she taught me that it's okay to be a bit weird sometimes. A film night watching Angus, Thongs & Perfect Snogging was always on the agenda when I stayed round my best friend's and we would sit and quote it like there was no tomorrow. In fact, I'm pretty sure that we could probably recite the entire script if we tried.

The books are an absolute must-read for every teenage girl. I think my favourite thing about them is that they are actually realistic, unlike a lot of other young adult books out there. (I won't name and shame.) For anyone that doesn't know, you follow Georgia's diary as she tells us all the humiliating situations she gets herself in (most of which, I can relate to) and you can't help but get a little fustrated at the love story at times - and you'll probably fall in love with Dave the Laugh and Robbie. From bras to turning up to a party in a stuffed olive costume, the books will leave you with quotes that will stick with you forever. 'The Ace Gang' is brilliant also; they represent pretty much every teenage group of girlfriends (you're lying if you say otherwise) with their hilarious in-jokes and totally relatable girl issues that we all once faced. Louise's craft was writing in a way that a fourteen-year old would - I think Georgia Nicolson was the first character that I felt attached to and I realise now that Louise was beyond talented at what she did.

My teenage life wouldn't have been the same without the Georgia Nicolson series and I'm sure it's left an impact on many, many others too. In honour of Louise Rennison, here are twenty of her best quotes for you to enjoy:

1) “Oh Blimey O‘Reilly's pantyhose...what is the point of Shakespeare? I know he is a genius and so on, but he does rave on. 'What light doth through yonder window break?' It's the bloody moon, for God's sake." - Louise Rennison, Knocked Out By My Nunga-Nungas

2) “Honestly, what planet do these people live on? And why isn't it farther away?” - Louise Rennison, On The Bright Side, I'm Now The Girlfriend of a Sex God

3) “You make me laugh like a loon on loon tablets!” - Louise Rennison - Then He Ate My Boy Entrancers

4) "If you haven't noticed, I'm a woman now! I wear a bra!" - Louise Rennison, Angus, Thongs & Full-Frontal Snogging

5) “Jassie, guess what I'm dancing in!' 'I don't know, a bowl?' 'Non... I am dancing in my Nuddy-pants!” - Louise Rennison, Dancing in my Nuddy-Pants

6) “Boys are like elastic bands. It doesn't mean that boys are made of elastic, which is a plus because nobody wants a boyfriend made out of rubber. On the other hand, if they were made out of rubber, you could save yourself a lot of time and effort and heartache by just rustling one up out of a car tire. Boys are different from girls. Girls like to be cozy all the time but boys don't. First of all, they like to get all close to you like a coiled-up rubber band, but after a while, they get fed up with being too coiled and need to stretch away to their full stretchiness. Then, after a bit of on-their-own strategy, they ping back to be close to you. So in conclusion on the boy front, you have to play hard to get and also let them be elastic bands.” - Louise Rennison, Angus, Thongs & Full-Frontal Snogging

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

8) “Unbelievable! I said, "What would I be doing walking the streets at night as a stuffed olive- gate-crashing cocktail parties?” - Louise Rennison, Angus, Thongs & Full-Frontal Snogging

9) “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, Are These My Basoomas I See Before Me?

10) “I am going to become a writer for Cosmo - you don’t have to make any sense at all. Or maybe I’ll be a bloke, they don’t have to make sense either.” - Louise Rennison, Angus, Thongs & Full-Frontal Snogging

11) “I can already feel myself getting fed up with boys and I haven't had anything to do with them yet" - Louise Rennison, Angus, Thongs & Full-Frontal Snogging

12) “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, Are These My Basoomas I See Before Me?

13) “So this is what men are like. Well, that's it, then - I am going to be a lesbian.” - Louise Rennison, Angus, Thongs & Full-Frontal Snogging

14) “I can't believe the poo-osity of my life!” - Louise Rennison, Dancing in my Nuddy-Pants

15) "Georgia, why are your legs orange? They look like giant cheesy puffs." - Louise Rennison, Angus, Thongs & Full-Frontal Snogging

16) “As I have said with huge wisdomosity many times, boys the world over are a bloody mystery.” - Louise Rennison, Dancing in my Nuddy-Pants

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

18) "What shall I say? I must tread a fine line between glaciosity and friendlinosity. With just a hint of 'you don't know what you are missing, my fine-feathered friend." - Louise Rennison, Angus, Thongs & Full-Frontal Snogging

19) “Through my curtains I can see a big yellow moon. I’m thinking of all the people in the world who will be looking at that same moon.I wonder how many of them haven’t got any eyebrows?” Louise Rennison - Angus, Thongs & Full-Frontal Snogging

20) “Mum said, "It is the thought that counts."And I said, "I know, which is why I am ringing the authorities right now. Anyone who thinks like she does should be locked up out of harm's way.” - Louise Rennison, Startled By His Furry Shorts

I saved the best until last. I think the one thing that most people remember about AT&PS is Gee and Jas' SNOGGING SCALE. My best friend and I knew it off by heart and I imagine loads of girls lived by it. We did.

I could go on and on and on quoting Georgia Nicolson - and this post would probably never end. I had a little laugh to myself writing this; and I'm sure I'll still be laughing when I re-read the series when I'm thirty. They'll never get boring. Thank you, Louise Rennison.

Katie X