- Beezus: [From Trailer] Ramona, you're your own person. You don't care about coloring inside the lines.
- Ramona Quimby: It really depends on the picture.
- Bob Quimby: So, Beezus, suppose I told you that when I pulled up by the house tonight I saw your old buddy Henry staring at it like he left something important inside of it.
- Dorothy Quimby: Henry Huggins? I haven't heard that name in a while. Isn't he the boy that used to eat dirt in the backyard?
- Bob Quimby: Yeah.
- Beezus: He doesn't do that anymore!
- Bob Quimby: Ooh, if I didn't know better, I'd say somebody's got a crush.
- Beezus: Can we please talk about something else?
- Dorothy Quimby: Well, there is that dance coming up. Maybe he wants to ask you to it.
- Bob Quimby: Well, if he's gonna ask my daughter to dance, he better have some moves. Can the old dirt-eater do this?
- [Mr. Quimby starts dancing very badly. Ramona and Mrs. Quimby laugh]
- Beezus: [Embarrassed. Playfully throws a towel at Mr. Quimby] Oh, I hope not! Stop! Mom!
- Ramona Quimby: [Watching a commercial, reciting the slogan] "Royal Peanut Butter: There's a bit of magic in every jar"!
- Bob Quimby: Is that one of your favorites? That's the rack we gotta get you into, 'cause those TV kids make millions.
- Ramona Quimby: Beezus, do you think I could be in a commercial like that?
- Beezus: [Fixing Ramona's hair with a curling iron] Sure, you'd make a great frog.
- Ramona Quimby: Hey!
- Beezus: Hold still. I'm almost done.
- Ramona Quimby: It's picture-perfect, right?
- Beezus: Let's be realistic, Ramona. This is a curling iron, not a magic wand.
- [She puts the curling iron down and holds up a mirror for Ramona to see what her new hairdo looks like]
- Beezus: But, all things considered, I'd say you've never looked better.
- Ramona Quimby: I love it! Thanks, Beezus!
- Bob Quimby: Ramona, your sister has a report card. Doesn't that mean you should have one too?
- Ramona Quimby: Uh... No.
- [first lines]
- Ramona Quimby: My name is Ramona Q. I'm nine and three months, and no matter what my sister Beezus tells you: I'm not a pest. My dad says I just having overactive imagination, which does come in handy. It makes the fun parts funner and the scary parts scarier. And frankly, it's good to scare yourself once in a while. Because if you can't be brave at recess, how can you do it what it really counts?
- Henry Huggins: [From Trailer] But, she keeps you on your toes.
- Beezus: You are so welcome to borrow her for, like, ten years.
- [From Trailer]
- Mrs. Meacham: [to Ramona] I hope you are enjoying third grade. You may be here for a while.