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Would Be Quotes by Daniel Handler
- Perhaps if we saw what was ahead of us, and glimpsed the follies, and misfortunes that would befall us later on, we would all stay…
- A man of my acquaintance once wrote a poem called "The Road Less Traveled", describing a journey he took through the woods along a path…
- Stealing, of course, is a crime, and a very impolite thing to do. But like most impolite things, it is excusable under certain circumstances. Stealing…
- And a refrigerator may hold a basket of strawberries, which would be important if a maniac said to you, "If you don't give me a…
- Simply put, dramatic irony is when a person makes a harmless remark, and someone else who hears it knows something that makes the remark have…
- If you are interested in happy endings, you would be better off reading some other book. In this book, not only is there no happy…
- You'd think that sweet would be a land far, far away from irritating, but as it turns out they're right next door, and always having…
- The difference between a house and a home is like the difference between a man and a woman-- it might be embarrassing to explain, but…
- The expression "following suit" is a curious one, because it has nothing to do with walking behind a matching set of clothing. If you follow…
- Scolding must be very, very fun, otherwise children would be allowed to do it. It is not because children don’t have what it takes to…
- When somebody is a little bit wrong - say, when a waited puts nonfat milk in your espresso macchiato, instead of lowfat milk - it…
More Would Be Quotes
- To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would be enough… — Hannah Arendt
- Let it be your constant method to look into the design of people's actions, and see what they would be at, as… — Marcus Aurelius
- I know a lot of shows are like, 'Here's the pages,' right before they start filming. I'd have a heart attack. The… — Alan Ball
- The effect of prizes on one's career - if that is what to call it - is considerable, since they give one… — John Banville
- I try to very hard to avoid a situation where I would be eating cat or dog; I've managed to gracefully avoid… — Anthony Bourdain
- The Imitation of Christ is a cherished treasure of the Christian world. This great book was written by a Roman Catholic monk.… — Swami Vivekananda
- I have often thought that there has rarely passed a life of which a judicious and faithful narrative would not be useful;… — Samuel Johnson
- We don't have sources who are dissidents on other sources. Should they come forward, that would be a tricky situation for us.… — Julian Assange