849 Quotes by Lemony Snicket

There are two types of panicking: standing still and not saying a word, and leaping all over the place babbling anything that comes into your head.

A short woman might be difficult to see on a crowded city street, particularly if she has disguised herself as a mailbox, and people keep putting letters in her mouth.

There are some who go through life with a shadow hanging over them, particularly if they live in a building which has long wide awnings.

People don’t always get what they deserve in this world.

Announcing your death should be like announcing that you are a lunar moth: It must be done quietly or it will not be believed.

Reading poetry, even if you are only reading it to find a secret message hidden within its words, can often give one a feeling of power the way you can feel powerful if you are the only one who brought an umbrella on a rainy day, of the only one who knows how to untie knots when you’re taken hostage.

There are many difficult things in this world to hide, but a secret is not one of them.

To hear the phrase “our only hope” always makes one anxious, because it means that if the only hope doesn’t work, there is nothing left, and that is never pleasant to think about, however true it might be.

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.