Daniel Handler Quotes

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• If only Uncle Monty knew what we know," Violet said, "and Stephano knew that he knew what we know. But Uncle Monty doesn't know what…
• There are many reasons, of course, why someone might snap their fingers and grin. If you heard some pleasing music, for instance, you might snap…
• -Most people would say that she's beautiful. -That's because she's been with most people.
• I stayed there loving you, though the love made me, not sad but I guess melancholy, for a reason I couldn’t point to.
• And then like a song we'd forgotten was even on the mix, you stepped into the house and my whole life.
• Even the best plans can change if there's an accident.
• Accidents happen all the time.
• If you know somebody very well, like your grandmother or your baby sister, you will know when they are real and when they are fake.
• You can't believe everything you read.
• Sometimes, even the best of plans will occur to you when it is too late.
• I am heartbroken, but I have been heartbroken before, and this might be the best for which I can hope.
• We are respecting our parents' wishes....They didn't want to shelter us from the world's treacheries. They wanted us to survive them.
• It is not always the job of people shouting outside impressive buildings to solve problems. It is often the job of the people inside, who…
• 13. 99 percent is a very large percentage. For instance, easily 99 percent of people want a roof over their heads, food on their tables,…
• Historically, a story about people inside impressive buildings ignoring or even taunting people standing outside shouting at them turns out to be a story with…
• An Overall Feeling of Doom that One Cannot Ever Escape no Matter What One Does
• For Beatrice, I cherished, you perished, The world's been nightmarished.
• I didn't realize this was a sad occasion.
• It is true, of course, that there is no way of knowing for sure whether or not you can trust someone, for the simple reason…
• In times of extreme stress, one can often find energy hidden in even the most exhausted areas of the body.

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