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.

— Lemony Snicket

Are you saying that being a criminal is a matter of opinion?" I asked. Qwerty smiled, but it was sad around the edges. "No," he said. "It's a matter of handcuffs.

— Lemony Snicket

A secret note is secret. There is no reason to sign it.

— Lemony Snicket

As I'm sure you know, there are two types of "What?" in the world. The first type simply means "Excuse me, I didn't hear you. Could you please repeat yourself?" The second type is a little trickier. It means something more along the lines of "Excuse me, I did hear you, but I can't believe that's really what you meant.

— Lemony Snicket

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.

— Lemony Snicket

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

— Lemony Snicket

Boredom is not black licorice, Snicker," she said. "There's no reason to share it with me.

— Lemony Snicket

...bravery often demands a price.

— Lemony Snicket

But even if they could go home it would be difficult for me to tell you what the moral of the story is. 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.

— Lemony Snicket

But like so many unfortunate events in life, just because you don't understand it doesn't mean it isn't so.

— Lemony Snicket