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
It is so rare in this world to meet a trustworthy person who truly wants to help you, and finding such a person can make you feel warm and safe, even if you are in the middle of a windy valley high up in the mountains.
The way sadness works is one of the strangest riddles of the world.
the table of elements does not contain one of the most powerful elements that make up our world, and that is the element of surprise.
Friends can make you feel that the world is smaller and less sneaky than it really is, because you know people who have similar experiences.
The world is quiet here.
People don't always get what they deserve in this world.
When do you learn that the world, like any diner worth its salt, is open twenty-four hours a day?
There are many, many types of books in the world, which makes good sense, because there are many, many types of people, and everybody wants to read something different.
It is very frustrating not to be understood in this world. If you say one thing and keep being told that you mean something else, it can make you want to scream. But somewhere in the world there is a place for all of us, whether you are an electric form of decoration, peppermint-scented sweet, a source of timber, or a potato pancake.
Just about everything in this world is easier said than done, with the exception of "systematically assisting Sisyphus's stealthy, cyst-susceptible sister," which is easier done than said.
It is very difficult to make one's way in this world without being wicked at one time or another, when the world's way is so wicked to being with.
Every time you enter a library you might say to yourself, "The world is quiet here," as a sort of pledge proclaiming reading to be the greater good.
If everyone fought fire with fire, the whole world would go up in smoke.
It was a secret time and place, you next to me, untraceable and out of this world