Quotes from Lemony Snicket

Pero las leyes son un poco raras. Por ejemplo, un país de Asia tiene una ley que obliga a que todas las bicicletas tengan las ruedas del mismo tamaño. Una isla tiene una ley que prohíbe que nadie recoja la fruta. Y una ciudad no demasiado alejada de donde vivimos tiene una ley que me prohíbe acercarme a menos de ocho kilómetros de sus límites.

Gregor was involved with something called Volatile Fungus Deportation.

The truth is that you can never be sure if you have decided on the right thing until the party is over, and by then it is too late to go back and change your mind, which is why the world is filled with people doing terrible things and wearing ugly clothing, and so few volunteers who are able to stop them.

A good breakfast is better than a bad one, like a good book is better than having your toe chopped off.

Mcguffin," Sunny said, which meant "Your scheming means nothing in this place.

A lock isn't going to stop us. Not when we've come all this way.

You can't hate old people, because if you are not an old person, you will become an old person, or die while trying to do so.

You can easily think of times when you were horrible, and when I say easily I mean it is very easy to remember these times and hard to stop remembering. They ache in the brain and the body, these shameful memories, like a broken bone that has never quite healed right.

after they had been reunited with their baby sister and learned the secret of Verbal Fridge Dialogue. And

The word "bubble" is in the dictionary, for instance, as is the word "peacock," the word "vacation," and the words "the" "author's" "execution" "has" "been" "canceled," which make up a sentence that is always pleasant to hear.

Tulajdonképpen kedves ember volt, de hát ez aligha elég ebben a világban ahhoz, hogy valaki megmentsen másokat – fÅ'leg balszerencsés gyerekeket – a veszélytÅ'l.

If everyone fought with fire, the entire world would go up in smoke.

As Violet and Klaus Baudelaire stood, still in their nightgown and pajamas, backstage at Count Olaf's theater, they were of two minds, a phrase which here means "they felt two different ways at the same time." On one hand, they were of course filled with dread. … On the other hand, however, they were fascinated, as they had never been backstage at a theatrical production and there was so much to see.

Sometimes things can go on right in front of your nose, but you don't know about them.

Happiness is an acquired tase, like coconut cordial or ceviche, to which you can eventually become accustomed, but despair is something surprising each time you encounter it.

In any case, this is how all our stories begin, in darkness with out eyes closed, and all out stories end the same way, too.

There are many, many types of books in the world, which makes good sense, because there are many, many types of people, and everybody wants to read something different. For instance, people who hate stories in which terrible things happen to small children should put this book down immediately.

idea. Mr. Poe meant well, but a jar of mustard probably also means well and would do a better job of keeping the Baudelaires out of danger. Violet

My love: Our love breaks my heart. And stopped yours.

and all of it was dark. I could see tall shelves, and a few windows covered in thick shades that hid the starlight. In the middle of the room was a circular table with shadows gathered around it. "Who wrote The Wind in the Willows?" asked

literature," I said. "What's

What happens in a certain place can stain your feelings for that location, just as ink can stain a white sheet. You can wash it, and wash it, and still never forget what has transpired - a word which here means 'happened, and made everybody sad

There's a library," I said, "and a fine journalist, and several interesting people. That's more than most places have.

Aye! Mind the ladder! Close the hatch behind you! Don't rush! No—take your time! Don't fall! Mind your step! Aye! Don't trip! Don't make noise! Don't scare me! Don't look down! No—look where you're going! Don't bring any flammable liquids with you! Watch your feet! Aye! No—watch your back! No—watch your mouth! No—watch yourselves! Aye!