“The expression 'quiet as mice' is a puzzling one, because mice can often be very noisy, so people who are being quite as mice may in fact be squeaking and scrambling around. The expression 'quiet as mimes' is more appropriate,… — Lemony Snicket Copy Share Image
“Nevermore Tree was gargantuan, a word which here means 'having attained an inordinate amount of botanical volume.” — Lemony Snicket 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 is. In… — Lemony Snicket 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 nobody around… — Lemony Snicket Copy Share Image
“I am very, very sorry to leave you hanging like that, but as I was writing the tale of the Baudelaire orphans, I happened… — Lemony Snicket Copy Share Image
“being skeptical is a good thing for a journalist, because it means you don't completely trust anyone.” — 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 she tied… — Lemony Snicket Copy Share Image
“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… — Lemony Snicket 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 sit and… — Lemony Snicket Copy Share Image
“All these things are miracles. It is a miracle if you can find true friends, and it is a miracle if you have enough… — Lemony Snicket Copy Share Image
“As you and I listen to Uncle Monty tell the three Baudelaire orphans that no harm will ever come to them in the Reptile… — Lemony Snicket Copy Share Image
