You may want to keep a commonplace book which is a notebook where you can copy parts of books you think are in code, or take notes on a series of events you may have observed that are suspicious, unfortunate, or very dull. Keep your commonplace book in a safe place, such as underneath your bed, or at a nearby dairy.

I don't know if you've ever noticed this, but first impressions are often entirely wrong.

Daniel Handler's a writer, musician and the author of, among other things, the "Series Of Unfortunate Events" books. He also wrote the TV version of the books that is available now on Netflix. As said, I recommend both media for this story.

The trick to following someone without getting caught is to follow somebody who doesn't think they're being followed.

This is love if it's not with you, a terrible fiery something that makes people look away, and it feels like a punch in the throat.

Never mind what my name is,” the man said. “No one can pronounce it anyway. Just call me Sir.

If you have ever lost a loved one, then you know exactly how it feels. And if you have not, then you cannot possibly imagine it.