Besides getting several paper cuts in the same day or receiving the news that someone in your family has betrayed you to your enemies, one of the most unpleasant experiences in life is a job interview.

This story is about the Baudelaires. And they are the sort of people who know that there’s always something. Something to invent, something to read, something to bite, and something to do, to make a sanctuary, no matter how small. And for this reason, I am happy to say, the Baudelaires were very fortunate indeed.

Love can smack you like a seagull, and pour all over your feet like junk mail.

There are some who go through life with a shadow hanging over them, particularly if they live in a building which has long wide awnings.

Sooner or later, everyone's story has an unfortunate event or two...The solution, of course, is to stay as far away from the world as possible and lead a safe, simple life.

Hal is on his way." The nurse announced reentering the room.

For Beatrice, summer without you is as cold as winter. Winter without you, is even colder.