“Dramatic irony is a cruel occurrence, one that is almost always upsetting and I'm sorry to have it appear in this story,… — Lemony Snicket Dramatic Copy Share Image
“The moral of "The Three Bears," for instance, is "Never break into someone else's house." The moral of "Snow White" is "Never… — Lemony Snicket Character Copy Share Image
“… and the Baudelaire orphans climbed aboard, turning the tables of their lives and breaking their unfortunate cycle for the very first time.” — Lemony Snicket Aboard Copy Share Image
“The Incredibly Deadly Viper is one of the least dangerous and most friendly creatures in the animal kingdom. Sunny has nothing to… — Lemony Snicket Animal kingdom Copy Share Image
“They were charming and resourceful, and had pleasant facial features, but they were extremely unlucky, and most everything that happened to them… — Lemony Snicket Misfortune Copy Share Image
“But the children knew, as I�m sure you know, that the worst surroundings in the world can be tolerated if the people… — Lemony Snicket Children Copy Share Image
“Baudelaires had visited the office of Vice Principal Nero and learned about all of the academy’s strict and unfair rules. When they… — Lemony Snicket Copy Share Image
“Wishing, like sipping a glass of punch…is merely a quiet way to spend one’s time before the candles are extinguished on one’s… — Lemony Snicket Birthday cake Copy Share Image
“But even if they could go home it would be difficult for me to tell you what the moral of the story… — Lemony Snicket A-series-of-unfortunate-events Copy Share Image
“There are two basic types of panicking: standing still and no saying a world, and leaping all over the place babbling anything… — Lemony Snicket Copy Share Image
“Operating theaters are not nearly as popular as dramatic theaters, musical theaters, and movie theaters, and it is easy to see why.… — Lemony Snicket Dark room Copy Share Image
“Like this book, the dictionary shows you that the word "nervous" means "worried about something" -- you might feel nervous, for instance,… — Lemony Snicket Anxiety Copy Share Image
“My silence knot is tied up in my hair; as if to keep my love out of my eyes. I cannot speak… — Lemony Snicket Love Copy Share Image
“But unlike this book, the dictionary also discusses words that are far more pleasant to contemplate. The word 'bubble' is in the… — Lemony Snicket Books Copy Share Image
“As I'm sure you know, it is rarely a good idea to get into an automobile with somebody you haven't met before,… — Lemony Snicket Copy Share Image
“There are many different things in this world to hide, but a secret is not one of them. It is difficult to… — Lemony Snicket Copy Share Image
“Every problem has a solution,' the doorman said. 'At least, that's what a close associate of mine says. Sometimes it just takes… — Lemony Snicket Copy Share Image
“If someone had told me, that day at the beach, that before long I'd find myself using my four teeth to scrape… — Lemony Snicket Copy Share Image
“sickly gray color, in which a handful of scraggly trees produce apples so sour that one only has to look at them… — Lemony Snicket Copy Share Image
“The fire was set in the Library of Records by the Baudelaire murderers, and has spread to the Sore Throat Ward, the… — Lemony Snicket Fire Copy Share Image
“No one's interesting in their story," Count Olaf said scornfully. "Even if you wrote down every last detail, no one would read… — Lemony Snicket Count olaf Copy Share Image
“It was confusing pretending to be completely different people, particularly because it had been so long since the Baudelaires were able to… — Lemony Snicket Copy Share Image
“At times the world may seem an unfriendly and sinister place, but believe that there is much more good in it than… — Lemony Snicket Copy Share Image
“If you refuse to entertain a baby cousin, the baby cousin may get bored and entertain itself by wandering off and falling… — Lemony Snicket Copy Share Image
“A Dilemma with a flat tire was a reminder that no matter how splendid and shiny the world might be, it could… — Lemony Snicket Dilemma Copy Share Image
“The book did not say anything about a statue, valuable or otherwise, and so I stopped reading about the Bombinating Beast and… — Lemony Snicket Copy Share Image
“The Baudelaire orphans looked worriedly out the window. They weren't very happy about just being dropped off in a strange place, as… — Lemony Snicket Copy Share Image
“It is likely that your own eyes were closed when you were born, so that you left the safe place of your… — Lemony Snicket Parenting Copy Share Image
“That's true," the male officer said. "Stew Mitchum is as cute as a button." I tried to think of buttons I'd seen… — Lemony Snicket Copy Share Image
“He taught them not to give the Green Gimlet Toad too much water, and to never, under any circumstances, let the Virginian… — Lemony Snicket Copy Share Image
“The two Baudelaires, of course, had no idea what the hospital’s policy was concerning surgical paperwork, but they were beginning to see… — Lemony Snicket Medical profession Copy Share Image
“Behind these two booths was an enormous roller coaster, a phrase which here means “a series of small carts where people can… — Lemony Snicket Copy Share Image
“There are people in the world who care about automobiles, and there are people who couldn't care less, and then there are… — Lemony Snicket Automobiles Copy Share Image
“if you have ever wondered why horse-drawn carriages and dogsleds are far more common modes of travel than sheep-dragged sleighs, it is… — Lemony Snicket Animal Copy Share Image
“villains need to develop a villainous laugh, so that they may simultaneously celebrate their villainous deeds and frighten whatever nonvillainous people happen… — Lemony Snicket Laughter Copy Share Image
“unpleasant in the world. It is called Lousy Lane. Lousy Lane runs through fields that are a sickly gray color, in which… — Lemony Snicket Copy Share Image
“To those who hadn't been around Violet long, nothing would have seemed unusual, but those who knew her well knew that when… — Lemony Snicket Inventing Copy Share Image
“Their adventure would be exciting and memorable like being chased by a werewolf through a field of thorny bushes at midnight with… — Lemony Snicket A-series-of-unfortunate-events Copy Share Image
“Of all the people in the world who have miserable lives - and, as I'm sure you know, there are quite a… — Lemony Snicket Horrible things Copy Share Image
“It made the Baudelaire sisters a little sad to see all those books sitting in the library unread and unnoticed, like stray… — Lemony Snicket Books Copy Share Image