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The Snapper
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"The Snapper" Quotes

A young woman's unexpected pregnancy leads to humorous and heartwarming moments in a close-knit Irish family.

Quotes

It's not the end of the world, you know. It's just a baby.

Roddy Doyle

parenthood

I always knew my family would be a laughing stock one day.

Roddy Doyle

family

Sometimes you have to do what you don't want to do.

Roddy Doyle

responsibility

You've no idea what it's like to have a father who doesn't give a bollocks about you.

Roddy Doyle

family

I don't know why anyone'd want to be a mother. It's just a bloody nuisance.

Roddy Doyle

parenthood

I don't think I could ever go out with a fella who didn't have a sense of humor.

Roddy Doyle

relationships

She'd always been the best-looking one in her family. Then she'd gotten pregnant and she was the worst looking.

Roddy Doyle

appearance

I don't care what you say. I'm not having a fucking christening.

Roddy Doyle

religion

She knew she was going to have to tell the truth. She'd rather tell a lie, but she knew she'd have to tell the truth.

Roddy Doyle

truth

All of a sudden, she was the mother. And the mother had to be the grown-up one.

Roddy Doyle

parenthood