Daniel Handler quotes - page 9

Just because something is typed-whether it is typed on a business card or typed in a newspaper or book-this does not mean that it is true. (Daniel Handler)
Are you who I think you are? View quote
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Frustration is an interesting emotional state, because it tends to bring out the worst in whoever is frustrated. View quote
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If we wait until we're ready, we'll be waiting for the rest of our lives. View quote
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Accidents happen all the time. View quote
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Count Olaf sounds like an awful person. I hope he is torn apart by wild animals someday. Wouldn't that be satisfying? View quote
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Friends can make you feel that the world is smaller and less sneaky than it really is, because you know people who have similar experiences. View quote
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But it's December now, and the sky is bright, and it's clear to me. I'm telling you why we broke up, Ed. I'm writing it in this letter, the whole truth of why it happened. And the truth is that I goddamn loved you so much. View quote
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Friends can make you feel that the world is smaller and less sneaky than it really is. View quote
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I'm telling you why we broke up, Ed. I'm writing this letter, the whole truth of why it happened. And the truth is that I goddamn loved you so much. View quote
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when I think about sex, you know, I want it to feel good. Not feel good, shut up, but right. Happy, not just banging away somewhere. You know, you should not just do it to do it. You should love the guy. (Daniel Handler)
Truth be told, within the chapters that make up this dreadful story, the children will face snapping crabs, strict punishments, dripping fungus, comprehensive exams, violin recitals, S. O. R. E., and the metric system. View quote
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Violet: You are being unbearable, with a U! Klaus: And YOU are being stupid, with an S! Sunny: Aget! (meaning "Please stop fighting!") View quote
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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. View quote
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I kind of always think my work is unfilmable, and when I meet people who are interested in filming it, I'm always stunned. View quote
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I didn't like books where people played on a sports team and won a bunch of games, or went to summer camp and had a wonderful time. I really liked a book where a witch might cut a child's head off or a pack of angry dogs might burst through a door and terrorize a family. View quote
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I like writing for movies. It's nice to be alone working on fiction in your room, and then it's nice to be in a room with a bunch of people working on a movie. View quote
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I think books that are meant to be read in the nighttime ought to confront the very fears that we're trying to think about. View quote
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When you start writing a picture book, you have to write a manuscript that has enough language to prompt the illustrator to get his or her gears running, but then you end up having to cut it out because you don't want any of the language to be redundant to the pictures that are being drawn. View quote
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Dear Reader. View quote
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Violet: You are being unbearable, with a U! (Daniel Handler)
As the official representative of Lemony Snicket in all legal, literary, and social matters, I am often asked difficult questions, even when I am in a hurry. Recently, the most common questions have been the following:. View quote
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He's been misled and he's been afraid. He's been hit in the head and left for dead. He's been abused and he's been accused and he's been refused a piece of bread. On and on he goes down this road getting pushed around and lost and around and given until sundown to get out of town, and yet this is basically a love song. He's had the shit kicked out of him, and guess what? It's love. View quote
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