But the world did not match the picture in my head, and instead I was with a strange, uncombed person, overlooking a sea without water and a forest without trees. Daniel Handler More Quotes by Daniel Handler More Quotes From Daniel Handler Every new promise was like something heavy I had to carry, with no place to put anything down. Daniel Handler like-somethingheavypromise 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 scold. You need only three things, really. You need time, to think up scolding things to say. You need effort, to put these scolding things in a good order, so that the scolding can be more and more insulting to the person being scolded. And you need chutzpah, which is a word for the sort of show-offy courage it takes to stand in front of someone and give them a good scolding, particularly if they are exhausted and sore and not in the mood to hear it. Daniel Handler funchildrenthinking Tell it to everyone you know, but pretend you're kidding. Daniel Handler knows Take back the smile and the night, take it all back, I wish I could. Daniel Handler wishnight There are some things we might not know,but that doesnt mean we should give up.We can find out what we need to know.We can find out everything Daniel Handler giving-upmeanneeds This is love, and the trouble with it: it can make you embarrassed. Love is really liking someone a whole lot and not wanting to screw that up. Everybody's chewed over this. This unites us, this part of love. Daniel Handler troubleliking-someonelove-is There are two good reasons to put your napkin in your lap. One is that food might spill in your lap, and it is better to stain the napkin than your clothing. The other is that it can serve as a perfect hiding place. Practically nobody is nosey enough to take the napkin off a lap to see what is hidden there. Daniel Handler lapperfecttwo Various parts of my body told me that in the future they would appreciate it if I slept lying down on a bed instead of sitting at the counter of Black Cat Coffee. I quietly reassured them that this was an unusual situation, and had the machinery make me some bread as a breakfast. Daniel Handler catcoffeelying They were almond cookies, although they could have been made of spinach and shoes for all I cared. I ate eleven of them, right in a row. It is rude to take the last cookie. Daniel Handler cookiesshoesrude It is very difficult to make one's way in this world without being wicked at one time or another, when the world's way is so wicked to being with. Daniel Handler wickedwayworld Stretched out in front of me was my time as an adult, and then a skeleton, and then nothing except perhaps a few books on a few shelves. Daniel Handler skeletonsadultsbook This world is suchier than we are, and the best thing to do is keep moving and find your keys. Daniel Handler keysworldmoving There is only laughing across the land as the car moves you along, on your way someplace with love in the car. Daniel Handler landlaughingmoving 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 startle, or just half awaken and turn over or murmur my name. I wanted to watch you forever, or sleep beside you forever, or sleep forever while you woke and watched me, something forever anyway. I wanted to kiss you, rumple your hair, rest three fingertips on your hip bone warm and smooth, wake you that way or hush you back to sleep. Daniel Handler kissingnamessleep Maybe, generations ago, young people rebelled out of some clear motive, but now, we know we're rebelling. Between teen movies and sex-ed textbooks we're so ready for our rebellious phase we can't help but feel it's safe, contained. It will turn out all right, despite the risk, snug in the shell of rebellion narrative. Rebellion narrative, does that make sense? It was appropriate to do, so we did it. Daniel Handler risksexpeople Let’s go, let’s go together toward something extraordinary and I started making plans, thinking we would get that far. Daniel Handler planstogetherthinking The right boys I always toss and the wrong ones I keep on top of me like paperweights. Daniel Handler tossboys This is an absurd moral, for you and I both know that sometimes not only is it good to lie, it is necessary to lie. Daniel Handler moralsometimeslying It is easy to decide on what is wrong to wear to a party, such as deep-sea diving equipment or a pair of large pillows, but deciding what is right is much trickier. Daniel Handler divingpartysea Love can smack you like a seagull, and pour all over your feet like junkmail. You can't be ready for such a thing any more than salt water taffy gets you ready for the ocean. Daniel Handler oceanfeetlove
