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> [“Although this table contains a great many elements, from the element oxygen, which is found in the air, to the element aluminum, which is found in cans of soda, the table if elements does not contain one of the most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lemony-snicket/although-this-table-contains-a-great-many-elements-from-the-element/)

[Lemony Snicket](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lemony-snicket/)

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> [“If you are ever forced to take a chemistry class, you will probably see, at the front of the classroom, a large chart divided into squares, with different numbers and letters in each of them. This chart is called the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lemony-snicket/if-you-are-ever-forced-to-take-a-chemistry-class-you-will-probably/)

[Lemony Snicket](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lemony-snicket/)

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## More by Lemony Snicket

> [“Nevermore Tree was gargantuan, a word which here means 'having attained an inordinate amount of botanical volume.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lemony-snicket/nevermore-tree-was-gargantuan-a-word-which-here-means-having-attained/)

[Lemony Snicket](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lemony-snicket/)

> [“But even if they could go home it would be difficult for me to tell you what the moral of the story is. In…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lemony-snicket/but-even-if-they-could-go-home-it-would-be-difficult-for-me-to-tell/)

[Lemony Snicket](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lemony-snicket/)

> [“Their adventure would be exciting and memorable like being chased by a werewolf through a field of thorny bushes at midnight with nobody around…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lemony-snicket/their-adventure-would-be-exciting-and-memorable-like-being-chased-by/)

[Lemony Snicket](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lemony-snicket/)

> [“I am very, very sorry to leave you hanging like that, but as I was writing the tale of the Baudelaire orphans, I happened…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lemony-snicket/i-am-very-very-sorry-to-leave-you-hanging-like-that-but-as-i-was/)

[Lemony Snicket](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lemony-snicket/)

> [“being skeptical is a good thing for a journalist, because it means you don't completely trust anyone.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lemony-snicket/being-skeptical-is-a-good-thing-for-a-journalist-because-it-means-you/)

[Lemony Snicket](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lemony-snicket/)

> [“Baudelaire children had a slightly different”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lemony-snicket/baudelaire-children-had-a-slightly-different/)

[Lemony Snicket](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lemony-snicket/)

> [“To those who hadn't been around Violet long, nothing would have seemed unusual, but those who knew her well knew that when she tied…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lemony-snicket/to-those-who-hadn-t-been-around-violet-long-nothing-would-have-seemed/)

[Lemony Snicket](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lemony-snicket/)

> [“Pietrisycamollaviadelrechiotemexity," Sunny said, which you will probably recall means something along the lines of "I must admit I don’t have the faintest idea of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lemony-snicket/pietrisycamollaviadelrechiotemexity-sunny-said-which-you-will/)

[Lemony Snicket](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lemony-snicket/)

> [“Behind these two booths was an enormous roller coaster, a phrase which here means “a series of small carts where people can sit and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lemony-snicket/behind-these-two-booths-was-an-enormous-roller-coaster-a-phrase-which/)

[Lemony Snicket](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lemony-snicket/)

> [“All these things are miracles. It is a miracle if you can find true friends, and it is a miracle if you have enough…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lemony-snicket/all-these-things-are-miracles-it-is-a-miracle-if-you-can-find-true/)

[Lemony Snicket](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lemony-snicket/)

> [“Uncle Monty tell”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lemony-snicket/uncle-monty-tell/)

[Lemony Snicket](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lemony-snicket/)

> [“As you and I listen to Uncle Monty tell the three Baudelaire orphans that no harm will ever come to them in the Reptile…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lemony-snicket/as-you-and-i-listen-to-uncle-monty-tell-the-three-baudelaire-orphans/)

[Lemony Snicket](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lemony-snicket/)

> [“They tried picturing leaving Uncle Monty and living by themselves, trying to find jobs and take care of each other. It was a very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lemony-snicket/they-tried-picturing-leaving-uncle-monty-and-living-by-themselves/)

[Lemony Snicket](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lemony-snicket/)

> [“To Beatrice- darling, dearest, dead.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lemony-snicket/to-beatrice-darling-dearest-dead/)

[Lemony Snicket](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lemony-snicket/)

> [“The French expression 'cul-de-sac' describes what the Baudelaire orphans found when they reached the end of the dark hallway, and like all French expressions,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lemony-snicket/the-french-expression-cul-de-sac-describes-what-the-baudelaire/)

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