Back in the late '90s, a writer named Daniel Handler decided that kids books were too cheerful. I mean, all the "Harry Potter" series did was occasionally kill off major characters. Thus was born "A Series Of Unfortunate Events" and its mysterious author, Lemony Snicket. "A Series Of Unfortunate Events" is now a great new series on Netflix.

I never want to be away from you again, except at work, in the restroom or when one of us is at a movie the other does not want to see.

It is almost as if happiness is an acquired taste, like coconut cordial or ceviche, to which you can eventually become accustomed, but despair is something surprising each time you encounter it.

Frustration is an interesting emotional state, because it tends to bring out the worst in whoever is frustrated.

This knowledge sits in my heart, heavy as a paperweight.

There are some people who believe that home is where one hangs one's hat, but these people tend to live in closets and on little pegs.

Never look a gift lion in the mouth.