I have a dream of what would have happened if what happened instead hadn't. Daniel Handler More Quotes by Daniel Handler More Quotes From Daniel Handler You meet people who are in pain in life and love and you forgive them for behaving the way they do. Daniel Handler life-and-lovepainpeople So she loved him. She just did immediately and again often and clearly naturally and soundly and obviously and many others. Daniel Handler Deciding whether or not to trust a person is like deciding whether or not to climb a tree, because you might get a wonderful view from the highest branch, or you might simply get covered in sap, and for this reason many people choose to spend their time alone and indoors, where it is harder to get a splinter. Daniel Handler trusthonestytruth You should never stick something that you are allergic to into your mouth, especially if that thing is cats. Daniel Handler catsticksmouths Why haven't we fixed sick yet? You scientists there-- put down those starfish and HELP us. I hereby demand that all the people who are good at math make the world free of illness. The rest of us will write you epic poems and staple them together into a booklet. Daniel Handler epicmathwriting I don't know if you've ever noticed this, but first impressions are often entirely wrong. You can look at a painting for the first time, for example, and not like it at all, but after looking at it a little longer you may find it very pleasing. The first time you try Gorgonzola cheese you may find it too strong, but when you are older you may want to eat nothing but Gorgonzola cheese. Klaus, when Sunny was born, did not like her at all, but by the time she was six weeks old the two of them were thick as thieves. Your initial opinion on just about anything may change over time. Daniel Handler first-impressionstrongtwo The whole thing of what I’ve been trying,” you said, “is that you’re different, and you keep asking about the other girls, but what I mean is that I don’t think about them, because of the way you are. Daniel Handler girlmeanthinking The smell of cooking food is often a calming one. Daniel Handler calmingsmellcooking Writing is a dying form. One reads of this every day. Daniel Handler formdyingwriting Grinning is something you do when you are entertained in some way, such as reading a good book or watching someone you don't care for spill orange soda all over themselves. Daniel Handler orangereadingbook But there was more, as there always is when the love goes. She was haunted, naturally. Otherwise what is the point, why leave your rickety house, and why this yo-yo world giving us things and yanking them back? Daniel Handler housegivingworld Beef. Yes. Roast beef. It's the Swedish term for beef that is roasted. Daniel Handler series-of-unfortunate-eventsswedishbeef When someone is crying, of course, the noble thing to do is to comfort them. But if someone is trying to hide their tears, it may also be noble to pretend you do not notice them. Daniel Handler tearscomforttrying There is no worse sound in the world than someone who cannot play the violin but insists on doing so anyway. Daniel Handler soundplayworld Having an aura of menace is like having a pet weasel, because you rarely meet someone who has one, and when you do, it makes you want to hide under the coffee table. Daniel Handler coffeetablespet The burning of a book is a sad, sad sight, for even though a book is nothing but ink and paper, it feels as if the ideas contained in the book are disappearing as the pages turn to ashes and the cover and binding--which is the term for the stitching and glue that holds the pages together--blacken and curl as the flames do their wicked work. When someone is burning a book, they are showing utter contempt for all of the thinking that produced its ideas, all of the labor that went into its words and sentences, and all of the trouble that befell the author . . . Daniel Handler sadnessbookthinking The holiday season is a time for storytelling, and whether you are hearing the story of a candelabra staying lit for more than a week, or a baby born in a barn without proper medical supervision, these stories often feature miracles. Miracles are like pimples, because once you start looking for them you find more than you ever dreamed you'd see, and this holiday story features any number of miracles, depending on your point of view. Daniel Handler holidayviewsbaby It is often said that reading is a gift, but to my mind that is an insufficient description, for the size of the gift of reading is so vast that it is difficult to see what is outside its wrapping. Daniel Handler sizereadingmind At times the world may seem an unfriendly and sinister place, but believe that there is much more good in it than bad. All you have to do is look hard enough. and what might seem to be a series of unfortunate events may in fact be the first steps of a journey. Daniel Handler hard-timesjourneybelieve The book was long, and difficult to read, and Klaus became more and more tired as the night wore on. Occasionally his eyes would close. He found himself reading the same sentence over and over. He found himself reading the same sentence over and over. He found himself reading the same sentence over and over. Daniel Handler readingwritingbook
