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121 " One could say, in fact, that no story really has a beginning, and that no story really has an end, as all of the world's stories are as jumbled as the items in the arboretum, with their details and secrets all heaped together so that the whole story, from beginning to end, depends on how you look at it. "
― Lemony Snicket , The End (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #13)
122 " Criminals should be punished, not fed pastries. "
― Lemony Snicket , The Blank Book (A Series of Unfortunate Events)
123 " We are respecting our parents' wishes....They didn't want to shelter us from the world's treacheries. They wanted us to survive them. "
124 " The expression 'Those who can't do, teach' is a curious one, because if you look at the world , you'll see that teachers aren't particularly worse at doing things than anyone else, so perhaps the expression might be better worded as 'nobody can do anything "
― Lemony Snicket , Horseradish
125 " But the law is an odd thing. For instance, one country in Europe has a law that requires all its bakers to sell bread at the exact same price. A certain island has a law that forbids anyone from removing its fruit. And a town not too far from where you live has a law that bars me from coming within five miles of its borders. "
― Lemony Snicket , The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #1)
126 " ...bravery often demands a price. "
― Lemony Snicket , The Austere Academy (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #5)
127 " The world is too quiet without you nearby. "
― Lemony Snicket
128 " Like many people who dress in black, the lump of coal was interested in becoming an artist. "
― Lemony Snicket , The Lump of Coal
129 " There's nothing wrong with athletics, but they shouldn't get in the way of your schoolwork. "
130 " That night was a dark day. Of course, all nights are dark days, because night is simply a badly lit version of day, ... "
131 " I think everyone's parents have secrets. You just have to know where to look for them. "
― Lemony Snicket , The Slippery Slope (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #10)
132 " 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. "
133 " We both wanted to know each other's secrets, and we both wanted the other person to go first. "
― Lemony Snicket , Shouldn't You Be in School? (All the Wrong Questions, #3)
134 " A secret note is secret. There is no reason to sign it. "
― Lemony Snicket , Who Could That Be at This Hour? (All the Wrong Questions, #1)
135 " The world is swirling with so many mysteries and secrets that nobody will ever track down all of them. But with a book you can stay up very late, reading until all the secrets are clear to you. The questions of the world are hidden forever, but the answers in a book are hiding in plain sight. "
136 " There are two good reasons to put your napkin in your lap. One is that food might spill in your lap, and it is better to stain the napkin than your clothing. The other is that it can serve as a perfect hiding place. Practically nobody is nosey enough to take the napkin off a lap to see what is hidden there. "
137 " Being curious is the most important part of being a journalist. It might be the most important part of being anything. "
― Lemony Snicket , When Did You See Her Last? (All the Wrong Questions, #2)
138 " If you ask one question, it will lead you to another, and another. It's like peeling an onion. "
139 " The book did not say anything about a statue, valuable or otherwise, and so I stopped reading about the Bombinating Beast and got interested in the chapter about the Stain'd witches, who had ink instead of blood in their veins. I wondered what they kept in their pens. "
140 " Perhaps I should just bury myself and become a diamond after thousands of years of intense pressure "