Daniel Handler: Making

Daniel Handler is American novelist, children's writer, creator of Lemony Snicket. Explore interesting quotes on making.

Daniel Handler: 380 quotes9 likes

“The rain, the rain, the rain. You can't even hear it outside the window but still it's a sad thing. Rain, the grade school teachers say, makes the trees and flowers grow, but we're not trees and flower, and so many grade school teachers are single.”

Daniel Handler book Adverbs

Adverbs (2006), Frigidly

“Like all fairy tales, the story of Sleeping Beauty begins with "Once upon a time," and continues with a foolish young princess who makes a witch very angry, and then takes a nap until her boyfriend wakes her up with a kiss and insists on getting married, at which point the story ends with the phrase "happily ever after."”

Daniel Handler book The Hostile Hospital

Lemony Snicket
The Hostile Hospital (2001)

“I will love you no matter how many mistakes I make when trying to reduce fractions, and no matter how difficult it is to memorize the periodic table.”

Daniel Handler book The Beatrice Letters

The Beatrice Letters (2006)

“Oftentimes, when people are miserable, they will want to make other people miserable, too. But it never helps. -Lemony Snicket”

Daniel Handler book The Wide Window

The Wide Window (2000)

“I have promised to write down the entire history of these three poor children, but you haven't, so if you prefer stories that are more heartwarming, please feel free to make another selection.”

Daniel Handler book The Miserable Mill

The Miserable Mill (2000)