I think pirates, like astronauts, particularly for a boy, are always kind of worth thinking about.
Daniel HandlerFor Beatrice, when we first met, I was lonely, and you were pretty. Now I am pretty lonely.
Daniel HandlerTears are curious things, for like earthquakes or puppet shows, they can occur at any time, without any warning and without any good reason.
Daniel HandlerLike a church bell, a coffin, and a vat of melted chocolate, a supply closet is rarely a comfortable place to hide.
Daniel HandlerI was in a pharmacy and I saw the warnings on the backs of poisonous substances, and I thought, "Well, that's what I can do." So I wrote a list of ingredients in the book, and warnings that they shouldn't consume those ingredients. The editor and the publisher thought that it was a great way to go in terms of reverse psychology, but it honestly hadn't occurred to me that it was reverse psychology. I just thought that it was sort of an honest assessment making clear that if you were timid or easily disturbed, you could turn away.
Daniel Handler