If we wait until we're ready, we'll be waiting for the rest of our lives. Daniel Handler More Quotes by Daniel Handler More Quotes From Daniel Handler In times of extreme stress, one can often find energy hidden in even the most exhausted areas of the body. Daniel Handler stressbodyenergy Every problem has a solution. Sometimes it just takes a long time to find the solution - even if it's right in front of your nose. Daniel Handler problemnoseslong There is no way of knowing for sure whether or not you can trust someone, for the simple reason that circumstances change all of the time. Daniel Handler knowingsimpleway ...there's nothing wrong with occasionally staring out the window and thinking nonsense, as long as the nonsense is yours. Daniel Handler longwindowthinking I think we'll always miss our parents. But I think we can miss them without being miserable all the time. After all, they wouldn't want us to be miserable. Daniel Handler parentmissingthinking This knowledge sits in my heart, heavy as a paperweight. Daniel Handler heavymy-heartheart [I]t was the color of someone buying you an ice cream cone for no reason at all. Daniel Handler ice-creamcolorbuying I'm not a stranger," I said, and pointed to his book. "I'm someone who reads the same authors you do. Daniel Handler strangersaidbook To Beatrice- My love flew like a butterfly Until death swooped down like a bat As the poet Emma Montana McElroy said: 'That's the end of that. Daniel Handler montanabatsbutterfly Sometime during your life—in fact, very soon—you may find yourself reading a book, and you may notice that a book’s first sentence can often tell you what sort of story your book contains. Daniel Handler finding-yourselfreadingbook For Beatrice - you will always be in my mind, in my heart and in your grave. Daniel Handler my-heartmindheart Klaus sighed, and opened a book, and as at so many other times when the middle Baudelaire child did not want to think about his circumstances, he began to read. Daniel Handler bookchildrenthinking When somebody is a little bit wrong - say, when a waited puts nonfat milk in your espresso macchiato, instead of lowfat milk - it is often quite easy to explain to them how and why they are wrong. But if somebody is surprisingly wrong - say, when a waiter bites your nose instead of taking your order - you can often be so surprised that you are unable to say anything at all. Paralyzed by how wrong the waiter is, your moth would hang slightly open and your eyes would blink over and over, but you would be unable to say a word. Daniel Handler often-iseyeorder Waiting is one of life's hardships. It is hard enough to wait for chocolate cream pie while burnt roast beef is still on your plate. It is plenty difficult to wait for Halloween when the tedious month of September is still ahead of you. But to wait for one's adopted uncle to come home while a greedy and violent man is upstairs was one of the worst waits the Baudelaires had ever experienced. Daniel Handler halloweenuncleshome There is a pair of snakes who have learned to drive a car so recklessly that they would run you over in the street and never stop to apologize. Daniel Handler snakescarrunning There was still plenty of water in the basement, and I felt it soaking me from the knees on down. If someone wanted to torture me until I told them a critical piece of information, all they would have to do is get my socks wet. It feels terrible. Daniel Handler kneespieceswater Hello, freaky peoples! Daniel Handler freakyhello I am certain that over the course of your own life, you have noticed that people's rooms reflect their personalities. In my room, for instance, I have gathered a collection of objects that are important to me, including a dusty accordion on which I can play a few sad songs, a large bundle of notes on the activities of the Baudelaire orphans, and a blurry photograph, taken a very long time ago, of a woman whose name is Beatrice. These are items that are very precious and dear to me. Daniel Handler takenplaysong All his life, Klaus had believed that if you read enough books, you could solve any problem, but now he wasn't so sure. Daniel Handler problemenoughbook Here we are at the bottom, almost empty. It's like confetti, these dried remnants you find in the street for a party no one invited you to. But they used to be, I can admit, part of something beautiful. Daniel Handler emptypartybeautiful
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