Frustration is an interesting emotional state, because it tends to bring out the worst in whoever is frustrated. Daniel Handler More Quotes by Daniel Handler More Quotes From Daniel Handler A bolt from the blue. Daniel Handler bolts blue I will love you as the iceberg loves the ship, and the passengers love the lifeboat and the lifeboat loves the teeth of the sperm whale, and the sperm whale loves the flavor of naval uniforms. Daniel Handler whales teeth love-you A good library will never be too neat, or too dusty, because somebody will always be in it, taking books off the shelves and staying up late reading them. Daniel Handler thought-provoking reading book Miracles are like meatballs, because nobody can exactly agree on what they are made of, where they come from, or how often they should appear. Daniel Handler meatballs miracle made It is one of life's bitterest truths that bedtime so often arrives just when things are really getting interesting. Daniel Handler bedtime sleep interesting Strange as it may seem, I still hope for the best, even though the best, like an interesting piece of mail, so rarely arrives, and even when it does it can be lost so easily. Daniel Handler hope doe interesting There are two kinds of fears: rational and irrational- or in simpler terms, fears that make sense and fears that don't. Daniel Handler kind fear two It is useless for me to describe to you how terrible Violet, Klaus, and even Sunny felt in the time that followed. If you have ever lost someone very important to you, then you already know how it feels, and if you haven't, you cannot possibly imagine it. Daniel Handler grief loss death No matter who you are, no matter where you live, and no matter how many people are chasing you, what you don't read is often as important as what you do read. Daniel Handler where-you-live important people The rinsed foam swirled into one drain that always clogged come October when the maples dropped Canadian propaganda over everything. Daniel Handler foam propaganda october 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 a way to shatter the glass doors of a museum. When you think about something, it adds a bit of weight to your walk, and as you think about more and more things you are liable to feel heavier and heavier, until you are so burdened you cannot take any further steps, and can only sit and stare at the gentle movements of the ocean waves or security guards, thinking too hard bout too many things to do anything else. Daniel Handler ocean life beach Fate is like a strange, unpopular restaurant filled with odd little waiters who bring you things you never asked for and don't always like. Daniel Handler i-hate-you fate humor 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 that you cannot see until it is too late and you can do nothing else but scream and cling to a plastic duck. Daniel Handler ducks feelings too-late But there are times in this harum-scarum world when figuring out the right thing to do is quite simple, but doing the right thing is simply impossible. Daniel Handler simple integrity world Well-read people are less likely to be evil. Daniel Handler wells evil people Wicked people never have time for reading. It's one of the reasons for their wickedness. Daniel Handler wicked reading people Everyone should be able to do one card trick, tell two jokes, and recite three poems, in case they are ever trapped in an elevator. Daniel Handler hilarious three two The sad truth is the truth is sad. Daniel Handler series-of-unfortunate-events truth-is sadness If writers wrote as carelessly as some people talk, then adhasdh asdglaseuyt[bn[ pasdlgkhasdfasdf. Daniel Handler ifs writing people One of the world's most popular entertainments is a deck of cards, which contains thirteen each of four suits, highlighted by kings, queens and jacks, who are possibly the queen's younger, more attractive boyfriends. Daniel Handler popular-entertainment queens kings
