There are some things you cannot explain to anyone, even whey they have been explained to you, over and over, almost since the day you were born.

Everyone tells you it's all right to cry, but not enough people say it's all right if you don't want people to know.

It's hard when you're missing your family, " Pip said, and started the motor. " You wake up every morning like someone took one of your legs.

It’s hard when you’re missing your family. You wake up every morning like someone took one of your legs.

Get scared later, and if you're scared now remember what Kit always said. If you're not scared, she told me, it's not bravery. And you want to be brave, don't you, Snicket?

We represent the true human condition, the one permanent victory over cruelty and chaos. . . . Our true home is the imagination, and our kingdom is the wide-open world.

When you find the sort of people who will show up to give you a ride exactly when they've promised to do so, hold on to them for dear life.

The trouble with being patient is that eventually you get tired of it.

If you're not scared, she told me, it's not bravery.

It is unwise to make something permanent when the whole world is shifting.

But some secrets are so strange and so dangerous that showing them to people makes the strangeness and the danger pour into their lives like a dark, dark ink.

But part of surviving is being able to move on.

I'll investigate, but I've still got to be cautious, because a monster in one's lap isn't always a good thing.

As I put out more music, I really want to get to the point where people feel like my show is a must-see.

I've never ridden a hog. I only have sport bikes. But that's basically how I get around L.A. Because traffic is horrendous.

The McCarthy boys, at the proper moment, gave orders to fire upon the advancing enemy.

Sometime during your life—in fact, very soon—you may find yourself reading a book, and you may notice that a book’s first sentence can often tell you what sort of story your book contains.

I take acting lessons with my coach, and what do I get famous for? Holding a puppy!

As an athlete, confidence makes me more competitive and helps me perform better.

I don't want to play high schoolers anymore. I guess I don't feel that way. I just want to play characters who are really good.

Love and build, love and work, love and fight. Always love first. Anything placed before love will fail.