Daniel Handler
Daniel Handler
Daniel Handleris an American writer and journalist. He is best known for his work under the pen name Lemony Snicket, having published children's series A Series of Unfortunate Events and All the Wrong Questions under this pseudonym. He has also published adult novels under his real name; his first book The Basic Eight was rejected by many publishers for its dark subject matter. His most recent book is We Are Pirates. Handler has also played the accordion in several bands...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth28 February 1970
CitySan Francisco, CA
CountryUnited States of America
I hadn't even been looking, not for you, and now you were my heart's desire.
lately it has become more and more difficult to attend dinner parties without the evening ending in gunfire or tapioca...
If you don’t care about something, one way to demonstrate your feelings is to say the word and then repeat the word with the letters S-C-H-M replacing the first letters. Somebody who didn’t care about dentists, for instance could say ‘Dentist, schmentists.
That night was a dark day. Of course, all nights are dark days, because night is simply a badly lit version of day, ...
What you don't read is often as important as what you do read.
Tears are curious things, for like earthquakes or puppet shows, they can occur at any time, without any warning and without any good reason.
I’m not a cuckoo, either. I’m a fool is what.
I opened my mouth and kissed you then, the first time all night, attacked you and surrendered completely, and let’s get out of here. I’m ready, I’m finished, let’s not break up, no, no. Take me home, my boyfriend, my love.
Sometimes, even the best of plans will occur to you when it is too late.
You can't believe everything you read.
If you know somebody very well, like your grandmother or your baby sister, you will know when they are real and when they are fake.
Accidents happen all the time.
Even the best plans can change if there's an accident.
And then like a song we'd forgotten was even on the mix, you stepped into the house and my whole life.