Top quotes by Lemony Snicket

The fire was set in the Library of Records by the Baudelaire murderers, and has spread to the Sore Throat Ward, the Stubbed Toe Ward, and the Accidentally Swallowed Something You Shouldn't Have Ward. Votes: 21

Sunny held Kit, and Violet held Klaus, and for a minute the four castaways did nothing but weep, letting their tears run down their faces and into the sea, which some have said is nothing but a library of all tears in history. Votes: 12

Get scared later, and if you're scared now remember what Kit always said. If you're not scared, she told me, it's not bravery. And you want to be brave, don't you, Snicket? Votes: 10

Reader: Dear Mr. Snicket, What is the best way to keep a secret? Lemony Snicket : Tell it to everyone you know, but pretend you are kidding. Votes: 7

Are you ready?" Klaus asked finally."No," Sunny answered."Me neither," Violet said, "but if we wait until we're ready we'll be waiting for the rest of our lives, Let's go. Votes: 7

If one's safety is threatened, one often finds courage one didn't know one had, and the eldest Baudelaire found she could be brave enough to open the door. Votes: 7

She was stronger than Stew Mitchum, or maybe she just wanted something more than he did. Votes: 7

I will thank you not to be impertinent," said Aunt Josephine, using a word which here means "pointing out that I'm wrong, which annoys me". Votes: 6

This feeling is not unlike the sinking in one's stomach when one is in an elevator that suddenly goes down, or when you are snug in your bed and your closet door suddenly creaks open to reveal the person who has been hiding there. Votes: 5

Hay muchos, muchos tipos de libros en el mundo, lo cual tiene sentido porque hay muchas, muchas clases de personas y todas quieren leer algo diferente. Votes: 4

Someone feeling wronged is like someone feeling thirsty. Don't tell them they aren't. Sit with them and have a drink. Votes: 4

Sunny did not reply, but her siblings were not alarmed because they imagined it was difficult to say much when you had a mouthful of wall. Votes: 4

If you ask one question, it will lead you to another, and another. It's like peeling an onion. Votes: 4

Being curious is the most important part of being a journalist. It might be the most important part of being anything. Votes: 4

You cannot have a really terrific library without at least one terrific librarian, the way you cannot have a really terrific bedroom unless you can lock the door. Votes: 4

Grammar is the greatest joy in life, don't you find? Votes: 3

We represent the true human condition, the one permanent victory over cruelty and chaos. . . . Our true home is the imagination, and our kingdom is the wide-open world. Votes: 3

What do your parents know, about surviving? Votes: 2

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. Votes: 2

Even though there are no ways of knowing for sure, there are ways of knowing for pretty sure. Votes: 1

The Lachrymose Leeches,' Aunt Josephine said, 'are quite different from regular leeches. They each have six rows of very sharp teeth ad one very sharp nose - they can smell even the smallest bit of food from far far away. The Lachrymose Leeches are usually quite harmless, preying only on small fish. But if they smell food on a human they will swarm around him Votes: 1

It is one of life's bitterest truths that bedtime so often arrives just when things are really getting interesting." Votes: 1

We weren't friends[...]We were more like jigsaw pieces, each of us part of the same big picture. There are people like this wherever you go. They are part of the same mystery as you are, but you can't quite tell how you fit together. The world is a puzzle, and we can't solve it alone. Votes: 1

There are people like this wherever you go. They are part of the same mystery as you are, but you can't quite tell how you fit together. The world is a puzzle, and we cannot solve it alone. Votes: 1

One of the world's most tiresome questions is what object one would bring to a desert island,because people always answer a deck of cards or Anna Karenina when the obvious answer is a well equipped boat and a crew to sail me off the island and back home where I can play all the card games and read all the Russian novels I want. Votes: 1

For Beatrice, I cherished, you perished,The world's been nightmarished. Votes: 1

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? Votes: 1

One of the most difficult things to think about in life is one's regrets. Something will happen to you, and you will do the wrong thing, and for years afterward you will wish you had done something different. Votes: 1

A successful villain should have all these things at his or her villainous fingertips, or else give up villainy altogether and try to lead a life of decency, integrity, and kindness, which is much more challenging and noble, if not always quite as exciting. Votes: 1

Anyone who thinks the pen is mightier than the sword has not been stabbed with both. Votes: 1

Is the mask working?" she asked me."How can I tell?""If you can breath, then it's working. Votes: 0

Those unable to catalog the past are doomed to repeat it. Votes: 0

The sea is nothing but a library of all the tears in history. Votes: 0

The moral of World War I is 'Never assassinate Archduke Ferdinand. Votes: 0

In some stories, it's easy. The moral of "The Three Bears," for instance, is "Never break into someone else's house." The moral of "Snow White" is "Never eat apples." The moral of World War One is "Never assassinate Archduke Ferdinand. Votes: 0

There are times to stay put, and what you want will come to you, and there are times to go out into the world and find such a thing for yourself. Votes: 0

Like many people who dress in black, the lump of coal was interested in becoming an artist. Votes: 0

You write poetry?" Klaus asked.He had read a lot about poets but had never met one."Just a little bit," Isadora said modestly. "I write poems down in this notebook. It's an interest of mine.""Sappho!" Sunny shrieked, which meant something like, "I'd be very pleased to hear a poem of yours! Votes: 0

In love, as in life, one misheard word can be tremendously important. If you tell someone you love them, for instance, you must be absolutely certain that they have replied "I love you back" and not "I love your back" before you continue the conversation. Votes: 0

In the vast majority of cases, however, getting into trouble has nothing to do with one's self-esteem. It usually has much more to do with whatever is causing the trouble - a monster, a bus driver, a banana peel, killer bees, the school principal - than what you think of yourself. Votes: 0

Xenial' is a word which refers to the giving of gifts to strangers. . . . I know that having a good vocabulary doesn't guarantee that I'm a good person. . . . But it does mean I've read a great deal. And in my experience, well-read people are less likely to be evil. Votes: 0

Just because you don't understand it doesn't mean it isn't so. Votes: 0

It is difficult, when faced with a situation you cannot control, to admit you can do nothing. Votes: 0

Criminals should be punished, not fed pastries. Votes: 0

The sky was dark blue twilight, pretty to look at but lonely to walk under. Votes: 0

There is no easy way to train an apprentice. My two tools are example and nagging. Votes: 0

I think everyone's parents have secrets. You just have to know where to look for them. Votes: 0

The world is too quiet without you nearby. Votes: 0

The world is quiet here. Votes: 0

The map is not the territory," Snicket's chaperon advises him. "That's an expression which means the world does not match the picture in our heads. Votes: 0

Every time you enter a library you might say to yourself, "The world is quiet here," as a sort of pledge proclaiming reading to be the greater good. Votes: 0

Love can change a person the way a parent can change a baby- awkwardly, and often with a great deal of mess. Votes: 0

It is almost as if happiness is an acquired taste, like coconut cordial or ceviche, to which you can eventually become accustomed, but despair is something surprising each time you encounter it. Votes: 0

People who think nothing can go wrong are usually disappointed. Votes: 0