Sometimes even in most unfortunate of lives there will occur a moment or two of good. Daniel Handler More Quotes by Daniel Handler More Quotes From Daniel Handler People don't always get what they deserve in this world. Daniel Handler this-worldpeopleworld I gasped and pointed the way. I gave you an adventure, Ed, right in front of you but you never saw it until I showed you, and that's why we broke up. Daniel Handler sawsadventureway When I was researching my very first novel, "The Basic Eight," I was calling right-wing political and religious organizations and asking them to mail me their material so that I could mock them in my novels. Daniel Handler eightreligiouswings Even though there are no ways of knowing for sure, there are ways of knowing for pretty sure. Daniel Handler knowingway It was darker than a pitch-black panther, covered in tar, eating black licorice at the very bottom of the deepest part of the Black Sea. Daniel Handler panthersblacksea It is not very polite to interrupt a person, of course, but sometimes if the person is very unpleasant you can hardly stop yourself. Daniel Handler politepersonssometimes Besides getting several paper cuts in the same day or receiving the news that someone in your family has betrayed you to your enemies, one of the most unpleasant experiences in life is a job interview. Daniel Handler cuttingjobsenemy Dead women tell no tales. Sad men write them down. Daniel Handler taleswritingmen I have produced things that I would say were sincerely cheerful. But then I am reminded by other people that no one else would see them that way. Daniel Handler cheerfulpeopleway So every so often, when I meet someone who's honestly appalled by my books and doesn't understand why they would be attractive to people... I find such people sort of charming, even though they usually don't like me. Daniel Handler would-bebookpeople Waiting is one of life’s hardships. Daniel Handler hardshipwaiting Is it fair for the bears to come down to where humans live, looking for food? Is it fair for the Duke's soldiers to shoot at them? Is it fair for the bears to crush them with giant snowballs? Often, if you point out something that isn't fair, someone will reply, "Life isn't fair." What is to be done with such people? Daniel Handler crushsoldierpeople I suppose I'll have to add the force of gravity to my list of enemies. Daniel Handler humoraddenemy Just because you don't understand it doesn't mean it isn't so. Daniel Handler truthmeanknowledge How do you forget something? You just walk away from it, those who are still alive. There are so few clearings in our hearts and minds, so few places where something can't grow on top of whatever happened to us before, and this is love too. Daniel Handler alivemindheart I found powerful the idea that everything we have is, in effect, stolen from everybody else. Daniel Handler stolenpowerfulideas What should we call him?" Klaus asked. "You should call him Dr. Montgomery," Mr. Poe replied, "unless he tells you to call him Montgomery. Both his first and last names are Montgomery, so it doesn't make much difference." "His name is Montgomery Montgomery?" Klaus said, smiling. "Yes, and I'm sure he's very sensitive about that, so don't ridicule him," Mr. Poe said, coughing again into his handkerchief. Daniel Handler drsdifferencesnames For Beatrice, when we first met, I was lonely, and you were pretty. Now I am pretty lonely. Daniel Handler metslonelyfirsts I think I’ve always believed that there is one person in the universe who you’re truly meant for–for whom you are truly meant–and the fact that sometimes there are two or even more people on the earth you can fall in love with really bothers me. It suggests that if you work hard you can be meant for anyone. Daniel Handler falling-in-lovehard-workthinking Normally it is not polite to go into somebody’s room without knocking, but you can make an exception if the person is dead, or pretending to be dead. Daniel Handler knockingpretendingrooms
