Quotes from Lemony Snicket

A világon a legnehezebb dolgok közé tartozik a megbánás. Ha valami történik az emberrel, és Å' nem megfelelÅ'en viselkedik, akkor ez az emlék éveken át bánthatja, de akkor már késÅ' azon gyötrÅ'dni, hogyan kellett volna helyesen cselekedni.

I will suddenly remember this thing I did, and think to myself, Was it really necessary?

Sunny's mother was quickly mixing up a salad of sliced mango, black beans, and chopped celery mixed with black pepper, lime juice, and olive oil.

But there are many things in life that become different if you take a long look at them

Everybody does something wrong at one time or another.

anyone who is so picky about a hot fudge sundae should make it themselves.

every minute i spend talking to you is a mnute i could spend practicing the violin, and when you're a musical genius like me, every minute counts.

Memento Mori' means 'Remember you will die.

But the children knew as I'm sure you know, that the worst surroundings in the world can be tolerated if the people in them are interesting and kind.

The Baudelaires looked up and saw their guardian standing in the doorway of Violet's

As far as I could tell, people didn't do things because they were good or evil. They did things because they could not think of what else to do, and the only thing I could think of was finding out what was going on in this town.

But the sad truth is that the truth is sad, and what you want does not matter.

They can teach you anything. That doesn't mean you learn it. It doesn't mean you believe it.

We are all told to ignore bullies. It's something they teach you, and they can teach you anything. It doesn't mean you learn it. It doesn't mean you believe it. One should never ignore bullies. One should stop them.

Of course you can trust me," Jake Hix said. "We read the same books.

The whole thing is like a jigsaw puzzle, but there are too many missing pieces to solve it.

Dear Mr. Snicket, I would like to be a writer when I grow up, but my dad wants me to be a dentist. Help! - Troubled In Tacoma Dear Ms. Troubled, Take extensive notes on your father's behavior. A man who pressured other people into dentistry will be a wonderful character for your first book. With all due respect, LS

It is why a favorite book feels like an old friend and a new acquittance at the same time, and the reason a favorite author can be familiar figure and a mysterious stranger all at once.

Not only am I intelligent," Genghis agreed, "but I'm also very smart.

an Egyptologist will use the word "set" to refer to the ancient god of evil, although he does not come up very often in conversation.

How could she live?" he asked. "She betrayed me. She betrayed all of us. How could someone so wonderful do something so terrible?

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.

If your mind is on a book, for example, you may see the world of the book around you, even if you are not reading at the time

Drat!" Dr. Orwell said. "He's unhypnotized! How in the world would a child know a complicated word like 'inordinate'?" "These brats know lots of words," Shirley said, in her ridiculously fake high voice. "They're book addicts. But we can still create an accident and win the fortune!