This world is suchier than we are, and the best thing to do is keep moving and find your keys. Daniel Handler More Quotes by Daniel Handler More Quotes From Daniel Handler The real Santa Claus is at the mall. Daniel Handler santachristmasreal How wrong to think I was anyone else, like thinking grass stains make you a beautiful view, like getting kissed makes you kissable, like feeling warm makes you coffee, like liking movies makes you a director. How utterly incorrect to think it any other way, a box of crap is treasures, a boy smiling means it, a gentle moment is a life improved. Daniel Handler coffeebeautifulmean They say that when you’re really in love, the world becomes gossamer and gorgeous, but in my experience the world gets grimy, and the love object is in stark relief from the surroundings. This is love, a pretty thing on an ugly street. Daniel Handler uglyreliefworld Make sure you have your own mask on, before helping others with theirs. Daniel Handler maskhelping-othershelping The miracle is the adverbs, the way things are done. Daniel Handler miracledoneway Just about everybody has written a first novel that they throw away before writing their actual first novel. Daniel Handler novelwritingfirsts There are secrets everywhere. I think everyone's parents have secrets. You just have to know where to look for them. Daniel Handler parentsecretthinking I was too jitterbuggy happy to sleep, and the whole day kept playing in my brain's little screening room. Daniel Handler brainsleeplittles A newspaper, as I'm sure you know, is a collection of supposedly true stories written down by writers who either saw them happen or talked to people who did. These writers are called journalists, and like telephone operators, butchers, ballerinas, and people who clean up after horses, journalists can sometimes make mistakes. Daniel Handler horsemediamistake In general, of course, a stranger who tries to get you into an automobile is anything but noble, and in general a person who quotes great American novelists is anything but treacherous, and in general a man who says you needn't worry about money, or a man who smokes cigarettes, is somewhere in between. Daniel Handler worrymenpeople Any playlist without Prince is no friend of mine. Daniel Handler playlistsno-friendsmines Blank paper has always inspired me. Daniel Handler blank-paperinspiredpaper I can't think of a story that doesn't have something terrible in it. Otherwise, it's dull. So when I embarked into the world of picture books, my first thought was to do something about the dark. Daniel Handler darkbookthinking I kind of always think my work is unfilmable, and when I meet people who are interested in filming it, I'm always stunned. Daniel Handler kindpeoplethinking I was not a particularly brave child, I think, because I had a narrative mind, because my mind automatically went to any terrible thing that could happen. Daniel Handler bravechildrenthinking I like to give people novels I think they would like, on no particular occasion - just when we're in a bookstore together. I like to receive reference books on my birthday. Daniel Handler birthdaybookthinking You might find it difficult to see anything but your own sadness, the way smoke can cover a landscape so that all anyone can see is black. You may find that if someone pours water all over you, you are damp and distracted, but not cured of your sadness, the way a fire department can douse a fire but never recover what has been burnt down. Daniel Handler sadfirewater The way sadness works is one of the strange riddles of the world. If you are stricken with a great sadness, you may feel as if you have been set aflame, not only because of the enormous pain, but also because your sadness may spread over your life, like smoke from an enormous fire. Daniel Handler sadpainfire Anyone who thinks the pen is mightier than the sword has not been stabbed with both. Daniel Handler pensthinking He looked like the sort of person who would tell you that he did not have an umbrella to lend you when he actually had several and simply wanted to see you get soaked. Daniel Handler umbrellarainy-daywanted
