Inspirational Quotes by Lemony Snicket (Daniel Handler) (American Author)

Lemony Snicket is the pen name of Daniel Handler (b.1970,) an American author renowned for his darkly humorous and imaginative storytelling. His most famous work is A Series of Unfortunate Events, a 13-book children’s series published between 1999 and 2006, beginning with The Bad Beginning (1999) and concluding with The End (2006.)

Born in San Francisco, California, Handler graduated from Wesleyan University in 1992 with a degree in English. Early in his career, he worked as a freelance writer and musician. His début adult novel, The Basic Eight (1998,) was well received and set the stage for his literary success.

A Series of Unfortunate Events follows the Baudelaire orphans—Violet, Klaus, and Sunny—as they navigate tragic and mysterious adventures under the sinister Count Olaf. Known for its gothic tone, clever wordplay, and moral ambiguity, the series has sold over 60 million copies and inspired a 2004 film and a Netflix series (2017–19.)

Under the Snicket pseudonym, Handler also wrote The Beatrice Letters (2006) and Lemony Snicket: Unauthorized Autobiography (2002.) In 2012, he launched All the Wrong Questions, a four-part prequel series exploring Snicket’s childhood, beginning with Who Could That Be at This Hour? (2012) and ending with Why Is This Night Different From All Others? (2015.) His adult novel We Are Pirates (2015) further showcases his literary versatility.

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Fate is like a strange, unpopular restaurant, filled with odd waiters who bring you things you never asked for and don’t always like.
—Lemony Snicket (Daniel Handler)
Topics: Fate

Waiting is one of life’s hardships.
—Lemony Snicket (Daniel Handler)
Topics: Haste

One wanders through life as if wandering through a field in the dark of night, wearing a blindfold and very heavy shoes, with a poisonous toad waiting patiently beneath a clump of weeds, knowing full well that eventually you will step on him.
—Lemony Snicket (Daniel Handler)
Topics: Life

If an optimist had his left arm chewed off by an alligator, he might say, in a pleasant and hopeful voice, “Well, this isn’t too bad. I don’t have my left arm anymore, but at least nobody will ever ask me whether I am right-handed or left-handed,” but most of us would say something more along the lines of “Aaaaah! My arm! My arm!”
—Lemony Snicket (Daniel Handler)
Topics: Optimism

Unless you have been very, very lucky, you have undoubtedly experienced events in your life that have made you cry. So unless you have been very, very lucky, you know that a good, long session of weeping can often make you feel better, even if your circumstances have not changed one bit.
—Lemony Snicket (Daniel Handler)
Topics: Crying

One cannot spend forever sitting and solving the mysteries of one’s history.
—Lemony Snicket (Daniel Handler)
Topics: Self-Discovery

Temper tantrums, however fun they may be to throw, rarely solve whatever problem is causing them.
—Lemony Snicket (Daniel Handler)
Topics: Anger

Deciding whether or not to trust a person is like deciding whether or not to climb a tree, because you might get a wonderful view from the highest branch, or you might simply get covered in sap, and for this reason many people choose to spend their time alone and indoors, where it is harder to get a splinter.
—Lemony Snicket (Daniel Handler)
Topics: Trust

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