Instead of the word 'love' there was an enormous heart, a symbol sometimes used by people who have trouble figuring out the difference between words and shapes.

Occasionally there are parents who say, "I brought my child so he or she could learn what the career of a writer is like, and you did this long theatrical performance instead, and I'm very disappointed."

It looked like something the Hemlock needed, or a piece of equipment a plumber had left behind. It looked like none of your business.

They didn't understand it, but like so many unfortunate events in life, just because you don't understand it doesn't mean it isn't so.

Get out of my way, you cakesniffers!” said a rude, violent, and filthy little girl, shoving the Baudelaire orphans aside as she dashed by.

Sometimes, even the best of plans will occur to you when it is too late.

Don’t repeat yourself. It’s not only repetitive, it’s redundant, and people have heard it before.