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Horseradish

Lemony Snicket

Top 10 Best Quotes

“Never trust anyone who has not brought a book with them.”

“It is a curious thing, the death of a loved one. We all know that our time in this world is limited, and that eventually all of us will end up underneath some sheet, never to wake up. And yet it is always a surprise when it happens to someone we know. It is like walking up the stairs to your bedroom in the dark, and thinking there is one more stair than there is. Your foot falls down, through the air, and there is a sickly moment of dark surprise as you try and readjust the way you thought of things.”

“Everyone should be able to do one card trick, tell two jokes, and recite three poems, in case they are ever trapped in an elevator.”

“If writers wrote as carelessly as some people talk, then adhasdh asdglaseuyt[bn[ pasdlgkhasdfasdf.”

“A good library will never be too neat, or too dusty, because somebody will always be in it, taking books off the shelves and staying up late reading them.”

“When someone is crying, of course, the noble thing to do is to comfort them. But if someone is trying to hide their tears, it may also be noble to pretend you do not notice them.”

“Love can change a person the way a parent can change a baby- awkwardly, and often with a great deal of mess.”

“It is difficult, when faced with a situation you cannot control, to admit you can do nothing.”

“It is always sad when someone leaves home, unless they are simply going around the corner and will return in a few minutes with ice-cream sandwiches.”

“There are times to stay put, and what you want will come to you, and there are times to go out into the world and find such a thing for yourself.”

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Book Keywords:

humor, reading, death, comfort, parents, tears, seeking, patience, books, change, libraries, babies, life, talking, perseverance, ice-cream-sandwhiches, leaving-home, love, truth, crying, funny, writers

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