There is no way of knowing for sure whether or not you can trust someone, for the simple reason that circumstances change all of the time.

Tell it to everyone you know, but pretend you're kidding.

Dead women tell no tales. Sad men write them down.

Like a lot of people whose children were small in the 2000s, I read [Daniel Handler] books out loud and I loved them.

I'm not a stranger," I said, and pointed to his book. "I'm someone who reads the same authors you do.

The library was one enormous room, with long, high metal shelves and the perfect quiet that libraries provide for anyone looking for an answer.

I like to give people novels I think they would like, on no particular occasion - just when we're in a bookstore together. I like to receive reference books on my birthday.