BEST LEMONY SNICKET QUOTES

“If we wait until we’re ready, we’ll be waiting for the rest of our lives.”

“Fate is like a strange, unpopular restaurant, filled with odd waiters who bring you things you never asked for and don’t always like.”

“It is always easier to say that someone is abusing all their power than to admit you’ve been just as powerful as they’ve been.”

“Miracles are like meatballs, because nobody can exactly agree on what they are made of, where they come from, or how often they should appear.”

“It is a curious thing, the death of a loved one. We all know that our time in this world is limited, and when that time comes, when we least expect it, we will be torn from the lives we’ve built. It is as if the world stops and all that remains is a gaping hole, a darkness that is hard to escape.”

“Assumptions are dangerous things to make, and like all dangerous things to make — bombs, for instance, or strawberry shortcake — if you make even the tiniest mistake you can find yourself in terrible trouble.”

“The question of how to behave in society is one of the most difficult, and how to behave on a book tour is particularly perplexing.”

“It is strange how quickly an environment can become deadly, how easily a situation can change from normal to horrific.”

“It is a very common mistake to think that when people are sad, they are weak.”

“People aren’t either wicked or noble. They’re like chef’s salads, with good things and bad things chopped and mixed together in a vinaigrette of confusion and conflict.”

“If we can’t explain something simply, we probably don’t understand it well enough.”

“Don’t think of danger as coming from a straight line, think of it as coming from all sides.”

“Adults follow paths. Children explore.”

“The world is quiet here.”

“If you are interested in stories with happy endings, you would be better off somewhere else. In this story, not only is there no happy ending, there is no happy beginning and very few happy things in the middle.” 10 YEARS OF FRIENDSHIP AND STILL COUNTING QUOTES

“Life is like a pendulum. It swings in both directions and sometimes settles in the most unexpected places.”

“You see? Even death has a heart.”

“It is a curious thing, the death of a loved one. We all know that our time in this world is limited, and that eventually all of us will end up underneath some sheet, never to wake up. And yet, it is always a surprise when it happens to someone we know.”

“It is always cruel to laugh at people, of course, although sometimes if they are wearing an ugly hat it is hard to control yourself.”

“In the end, it was the combination of all the small choices we make throughout our lives that determine whether we are a hero or a villain.”

“It is a truly useless life that knows neither joy nor sorrow, neither mourning nor celebration.”

“Never trust anyone who has not brought a book with them.”

“Sometimes words are not enough.”

“There are times to stay put, and what you want will come to you, and there are times to go out into the world and find such a thing for yourself.”

“The world is full of libraries and each library is full of books. And each book is full of stories.”

“All the secrets in the world are contained in books.”

“There are few sights sadder than a ruined book.”

“Waiting for something only makes it worse when it finally arrives.”

“The world is a bewildering place, and there are many ways to get lost.”