I opened my mouth and kissed you then, the first time all night, attacked you and surrendered completely, and letโs get out of here. Iโm ready, Iโm finished, letโs not break up, no, no. Take me home, my boyfriend, my love.
Daniel HandlerWith the publishing of The Basic Eight, it was often assumed that I was really immature and callow, and with the publishing of Watch Your Mouth, it was assumed that I was oversexualized, and with Lemony Snicket, it's often assumed that I'm erudite and depressed. But all the voices more or less came naturally to me.
Daniel HandlerIt is so rare in this world to meet a trustworthy person who truly wants to help you, and finding such a person can make you feel warm and safe, even if you are in the middle of a windy valley high up in the mountains.
Daniel HandlerI guess weโll be traveling in uncharted waters.โ โThatโll be fun,โ Phil said.
Daniel HandlerMaybe, generations ago, young people rebelled out of some clear motive, but now, we know we're rebelling. Between teen movies and sex-ed textbooks we're so ready for our rebellious phase we can't help but feel it's safe, contained. It will turn out all right, despite the risk, snug in the shell of rebellion narrative. Rebellion narrative, does that make sense? It was appropriate to do, so we did it.
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