"Friends can make you feel that the world is smaller and less sneaky than it really is, because you know people who have similar experiences."
- Lemony Snicket
"Literature doesn’t exactly have a strong mental-health track record."
"A library is like an island in the middle of a vast sea of ignorance, particularly if the library is very tall and the surrounding area has been flooded."
- Daniel Handler
"Tea should be as bitter as wormwod and as sharp as a two eged swordKit Snicket (a series of unfortunate events)"
"Never trust anyone who has not brought a book with them"
"We'll see what you find out," Stew said. "You'll find out what it feels like to be thrown from a speeding train to the rocky bottom of a drained sea. Except you won't really find out, because you'll b..."
"Money is like a child—rarely unaccompanied. When it disappears, look to those who were supposed to be keeping an eye on it while you were at the grocery store. You might also look for someone who has ..."
"Ellington Feint was a line in my mind running right down the middle of my life, separating the formal training of my childhood and the territory of the rest of my days. She was an axis, and at that mo..."
"At times the world may seem an unfriendly and sinister place, but believe that there is much more good in it than bad. All you have to do is look hard enough. and what might seem to be a series of unf..."
"Are you ready?" Klaus asked finally."No," Sunny answered."Me neither," Violet said, "but if we wait until we're ready we'll be waiting for the rest of our lives, Let's go."