Shyness is a curious thing, because, like quicksand, it can strike people at any time, and also, like quicksand, it usually makes its victims look down.

Boredom is not black licorice, Snicket," she said. "There's no reason to share it with me.

Put your hair up, Min. The secret ingredient is not your hair.

I will love you as misfortune loves orphans, as fire loves innocence, and as justice loves to sit and watch while everything goes wrong.

So she loved him. She just did immediately and again often and clearly naturally and soundly and obviously and many others.

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

Nowhere in the world is safe," Count Olaf said. Not with you around," Violet agreed. I'm no worse than anyone else," Count Olaf said.