The map is not the territory, " Snicket's chaperon advises him. "That's an expression which means the world does not match the picture in our heads.

They were almond cookies, although they could have been made of spinach and shoes for all I cared. I ate eleven of them, right in a row. It is rude to take the last cookie.

Nothing firms up a friendship like a good-natured argument.

It is good to brush your teeth when you are angry, because you brush harder and do a better job.

A secret note is secret. There is no reason to sign it.

One always spoke of her like that in the third person as though she were not there. Sometimes she seemed invisible like peace.

Rap un zeal' Demon within. I might as well put up a giant 'Come and Get Eaten' sign for the good those warning runes do.

Habits are familiar and comfortable, putting our reactions on autopilot and often leading us, instead, to great discomfort.

I think the issue of marriage is a vitally important issue on which I would campaign heavily.

I'm proud to be alive during a time where we have the opportunity to responsibly bring cannabis to the public.

If you don't cast well, you can be in real trouble.

Cellular phones will absolutely not replace local wire systems.

In this land of the Ganga (Varanasi), there was education of culture. But, more importantly, there was a culture of education.

Green fingers are the extension of a verdant heart.

Growing up, I didn't dream of being nothing, of living in the ghetto my whole life. I wanted to get out.