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Something Quotes by Daniel Handler
- I can't think of a story that doesn't have something terrible in it. Otherwise, it's dull. So when I embarked into the world of picture…
- I waited just to see you at that kind of peace, I wanted to be beside you, I wanted you to wake up slowly or…
- Thinking about something is like picking up a stone when taking a walk, either while skipping rocks on the beach, for example, or looking for…
- Taking one’s chances is like taking a bath, because sometimes you end up feeling comfortable and warm, and sometimes there is something terrible lurking around…
- How do you forget something? You just walk away from it, those who are still alive. There are so few clearings in our hearts and…
- But one type of book that practically no one likes to read is a book about the law. Books about the law are notorious for…
- Desperate times call for desperate measures" is an aphorism which here means "sometimes you need to change your facial expression in order to create a…
- You would run much slower if you were dragging something behind you, like a knapsack or a sheriff.
- Just because something is traditional is no reason to do it, of course.
- Of course, it is boring to read about boring thing, but it is better to read something that makes you yawn with boredom than something…
- As I am sure you know, when people say 'It's my pleasure,' they usually mean something along the lines of, 'There's nothing on Earth I…
- Anyone who knew Violet well could tell she was thinking hard, because her long hair was tied up in a ribbon to keep it out…
- If an optimist had his left arm chewed off by an alligator, he might say in a pleasant and hopeful voice, "Well this isn't too…
- Just because something is typed-whether it is typed on a business card or typed in a newspaper or book-this does not mean that it is…
- There are many, many types of books in the world, which makes good sense, because there are many, many types of people, and everybody wants…
- How can someone so wonderful do something so terrible?
- It is very frustrating not to be understood in this world. If you say one thing and keep being told that you mean something else,…
- Sometimes, just saying that you hate something, and having someone agree with you, can make you feel better about a terrible situation.
- It is very useful, when one is young, to learn the difference between "literally" and "figuratively." If something happens literally, it actually happens; if something…
- It is almost as if happiness is an acquired taste, like coconut cordial or ceviche, to which you can eventually become accustomed, but despair is…
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- Hence poetry is something more philosophic and of graver import than history, since its statements are rather of the nature of universals,… — Aristotle
- It is just that we should be grateful, not only to those with whose views we may agree, but also to those… — Aristotle
- The ability of a television series to make adjustments is something you've got to take advantage of. — J. J. Abrams
- In fact, I thought that Christianity was very a good and a very valuable thing for us. But after a while, I… — Chinua Achebe
- People always follow the crowd. Be brave, Dare to do something different. Let the crowd follow you. Instead you follow them. — Anurag Prakash Ray
- Flattery and deceit are the darlings of great men, and so with these men spread the butter on thick, if you want… — Pietro Aretino
- Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever. — Aristophanes
- Politicians also have no leisure, because they are always aiming at something beyond political life itself, power and glory, or happiness. — Aristotle