They looked at each other like a pair of parentheses.

Hello, freaky peoples!

I think there are probably just as many adults who would miss the humor of my books, if not more, as there are children.

If you try to avoid every instance of peer pressure you will end up without any peers whatsoever, and the trick is to succumb to enough pressure that you do not drive your peers away, but not so much that you end up in a situation in which you are dead or otherwise uncomfortable. This is a difficult trick, and most people never master it, and end up dead or uncomfortable at least once during their lives.

She gave me a hug and for a second I was embraced by a body that makes me want to go home and never eat again.

With the publishing of The Basic Eight, it was often assumed that I was really immature and callow, and with the publishing of Watch Your Mouth, it was assumed that I was oversexualized, and with Lemony Snicket, it's often assumed that I'm erudite and depressed. But all the voices more or less came naturally to me.

I guess we’ll be traveling in uncharted waters.” “That’ll be fun,” Phil said.