849 Quotes by Lemony Snicket

It is one of life’s bitterest truths that bedtime so often arrives just when things are really getting interesting.

I suppose I’ll have to add the force of gravity to my list of enemies.

I recommend learning how to write a very good thank-you note. A child who can write a nice thank-you note can turn into a cocaine dealer five years later and be remembered as child who wrote nice thank-you notes.

It’s a loathsome situation in which we find ourselves.

If you ask one question, it will lead you to another, and another. It’s like peeling an onion.

Perhaps I should just bury myself and become a diamond after thousands of years of intense pressure.

Some people say that a sunrise is a miracle, because it is somewhat mysterious and often very beautiful, but other people say it is simply a fact of life, because it happens every day and far too early in the morning.

I had seen buildings burn before, as part of my training and as part of my childhood. I had seen small homes and enormous mansions devoured by fire, and I had seen flames destroy factories and symphony halls and houses of worship. A school seems worse, I thought as the fire roared into the sky. Even when the school is empty, it’s a terrible thing.

Villainy can win against one library, but not against an organization of readers.