Unfortunate Events Quotes

• They didn't understand it, but like so many unfortunate events in life, just because you don't understand it doesn't mean it isn't so.

  Daniel Handler

  Life, Mean, Understanding

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• I didn't realize this was a sad occasion.

  Daniel Handler

  Realizing, Series Of Unfortunate Events, Occasions

  "Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography". Book by Daniel Handler, 2002.

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• At times the world may seem an unfriendly and sinister place, but believe that there is much more good in it than bad. All you have to do is look hard enough. and what might seem to be a series of unfortunate events may in fact be the first steps of a journey.

  Daniel Handler

  Believe, Hard Times, Journey

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• and what might seem to be a series of unfortunate events may in fact be the first steps of a journey.

  Daniel Handler

  Journey, Events, May

  "Fictional character: Violet Baudelaire". "A Series of Unfortunate Events", www.imdb.com. 2004.

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• I don't know if you've ever noticed this, but first impressions are often entirely wrong.

  Daniel Handler

  First Impression, Firsts, Wrong Impression

  "The Bad Beginning". Book by Lemony Snicket, Series Of Unfortunate Events, www.ign.com. 1999.

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• People aren't either wicked or noble. They're like chef's salads, with good things and bad things chopped and mixed together in a vinaigrette of confusion and conflict.

  Daniel Handler

  Life, Thinking, People

  "A Series of Unfortunate Events". Adventure, Comedy, Family, 2004.

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• Ignore reality, there's nothing you can do about it.

  Natalie Imbruglia

  Sister, Letting Go, Brother

  Song: Don't You Think?, Album: Left of the Middle, 1997

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• Just because you don't understand it doesn't mean it isn't so.

  Daniel Handler

  Truth, Knowledge, Mean

  "Fictional character: Lemony Snicket". "A Series of Unfortunate Events" ("The Bad Beginning: Part Two"), www.imdb.com. January 13, 2017.

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• This story is about the Baudelaires. And they are the sort of people who know that there’s always something. Something to invent, something to read, something to bite, and something to do, to make a sanctuary, no matter how small. And for this reason, I am happy to say, the Baudelaires were very fortunate indeed.

  Daniel Handler

  People, Stories, Sanctuary

  "A Series of Unfortunate Events". www.imdb.com. 2004.

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• Beef. Yes. Roast beef. It's the Swedish term for beef that is roasted.

  Daniel Handler

  Beef, Swedish, Series Of Unfortunate Events

  "A Series of Unfortunate Events". www.imdb.com. 2004.

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• You know, there's a big world out there filled with desperate orphans who would gladly swim across an ocean of thumbtacks just to be eclipsed by the long shadow that is cast by my accomplishments.

  Daniel Handler

  Ocean, Long, Accomplishment

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• Your True Nature Is Love. There's Nothing You Can Do About It.

  Byron Katie

  Sister, Daughter, Brother

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• The sad truth is the truth is sad.

  Daniel Handler

  Sadness, Truth Is, Series Of Unfortunate Events

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• Miracles are like meatballs, because nobody can exactly agree on what they are made of, where they come from, or how often they should appear.

  Daniel Handler

  Miracle, Meatballs, Made

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• That movie [A Series of Unfortunate Events] told four books in two hours, and we have two hours per book. So we have eight hours to tell four books, and if people watch we'll get to tell more of them. There's only thirteen books, so there's only going to be two more seasons, but that allows for a lot of time to be in character and to maintain character.

  Neil Patrick Harris

  Book, Character, Two

  Source: www.buzzfeed.com

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• Daniel Handler's a writer, musician and the author of, among other things, the "Series Of Unfortunate Events" books. He also wrote the TV version of the books that is available now on Netflix. As said, I recommend both media for this story.

  Daniel Handler

  Book, Media, Musician

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• Unfortunate events though potentially a source of anger and despair have equal potential to be a source of spiritual growth. Whether or not this is the outcome depends on your response.

  Dalai Lama

  Uplifting, Spiritual, Growth

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• Tea should be as bitter as wormwod and as sharp as a two eged sword Kit Snicket (a series of unfortunate events)

  Daniel Handler

  Two, Tea, Events

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• Back in the late '90s, a writer named Daniel Handler decided that kids books were too cheerful. I mean, all the "Harry Potter" series did was occasionally kill off major characters. Thus was born "A Series Of Unfortunate Events" and its mysterious author, Lemony Snicket. "A Series Of Unfortunate Events" is now a great new series on Netflix.

  Daniel Handler

  Book, Character, Mean

  "Not My Job: Author Daniel Handler Gets Quizzed On Baggage Handlers". "Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!" with Peter Sagal, www.npr.org. January 21, 2017.

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• Every unfortunate event does not give rise to lawsuit.

  Mills Lane

  Giving, Events, Doe

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• I never thought about whether film is inherently more sincere, because certainly I think if Guy Maddin had directed A Series Of Unfortunate Events, there probably could have been more of the stage-y irony that is in the books. But I was just interested to see what people would do with it, and worrying that Brad Silberling wouldn't do what I had in mind.

  Daniel Handler

  Book, Thinking, People

  Interview with Tasha Robinson, www.avclub.com. November 16, 2005.

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• Sooner or later, everyone's story has an unfortunate event or two...The solution, of course, is to stay as far away from the world as possible and lead a safe, simple life.

  Daniel Handler

  Inspirational Life, Live Life, Adversity

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• A people fired ... with love of their country and of liberty, a zeal for the public good, and a noble emulation of glory, will not be disheartened or dispirited by a succession of unfortunate events. But like them, may we learn by defeat the power of becoming invincible.

  Abigail Adams

  Country, People, Liberty

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