Lemony Snicket. Now, I'm told - the books, of course, starting from the very first one, became hugely popular, selling millions and millions. And I understand that when you used to go around to talk to your very young fans, you would appear as Lemony Snicket's representative or agent.

It is very easy to say that the important thing is to try your best, but if you are in real trouble the most important thing is not trying your best, but getting to safety.

Every last souvenir of the love we had, the prizes & the debris of this relationship, like the glitter in the gutter when the parade has passed, all the everything & whatnot kicked to the curb.

Like a lot of people whose children were small in the 2000s, I read [Daniel Handler] books out loud and I loved them.

And then like a song we'd forgotten was even on the mix, you stepped into the house and my whole life.

The rinsed foam swirled into one drain that always clogged come October when the maples dropped Canadian propaganda over everything.

Everyone tells you it's all right to cry, but not enough people say it's all right if you don't want people to know.