Lately it has become more and more difficult to attend dinner parties without the evening ending in gunfire or tapioca.

Accidents happen all the time.

All the secrets of the world are contained in books. Read at your own risk.

Nobody wants to fall into a safety net, because it means the structure in which they've been living is in a state of collapse and they have no choice but to tumble downwards. However, it beats the alternative.

Someone can break your heart, leave you dead on the lawn, and still you never learn what to say to stop it all over again.

A newspaper, as I'm sure you know, is a collection of supposedly true stories written down by writers who either saw them happen or talked to people who did. These writers are called journalists, and like telephone operators, butchers, ballerinas, and people who clean up after horses, journalists can sometimes make mistakes.

Nowhere in the world is safe," Count Olaf said. Not with you around," Violet agreed. I'm no worse than anyone else," Count Olaf said.