Food Quotes by Lemony Snicket

9 Food quotes by Lemony Snicket

Snicket’s food snippets blend his trademark melancholy with humor, nine short lines that turn ordinary eating into a curious tale.

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“out of my way cakesniffers”

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“When you think of me," she said quietly "think of a food you love very much.”

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“Sunny did not eat the wood, of course, but she chewed on it and pretended it was a carrot, or an apple,…

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“If you are baking a pie for your friends, and you read an article entitled 'How to Build a Chair' instead of…

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“Raisins are healthy, and they are inexpensive, and some people may even find them delicious. But they are rarely considered helpful.”

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“Klaus leaned out the window and began to pour the mixture of blackstrap molasses, wild clover honey, corn syrup, aged balsamic vinegar,…

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“If you were to take a plastic bag and place it inside a large bowl, and then, using a wooden spoon, stir…

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“After even the first few steps, the disadvantages of the bus ride seemed like small potatoes. 'Small potatoes' is a phrase which…

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“When I was shipwrecked recently, for instance, I had the fortune to wash aboard a barge where I enjoyed a late supper…

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“Behind these two booths was an enormous roller coaster, a phrase which here means “a series of small carts where people can sit and…

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“All these things are miracles. It is a miracle if you can find true friends, and it is a miracle if you have enough…

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“Uncle Monty tell”

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“As you and I listen to Uncle Monty tell the three Baudelaire orphans that no harm will ever come to them in the Reptile…

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“They tried picturing leaving Uncle Monty and living by themselves, trying to find jobs and take care of each other. It was a very…

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“To Beatrice- darling, dearest, dead.”

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“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,…

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