“She said, "We're detectives" in the tone of voice that someone might say, "Making you happy isn't making me happy"”

—  Daniel Handler, book Adverbs

Adverbs (2006), Frigidly

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American novelist, children's writer, creator of Lemony Sni… 1970

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