It was a curious feeling, that something could be so close and so distant at the same time.
Daniel HandlerI have produced things that I would say were sincerely cheerful. But then I am reminded by other people that no one else would see them that way.
Daniel HandlerThis 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.
Daniel HandlerThe way that the stories go in the Snicket books is just the way stories naturally go to me. They're full of misery, and yet the misery ends up being slightly hilarious. And in terms of the warnings on the back of the books, that really started as an honest assessment of their marketability.
Daniel Handler