Lemony Snicket, The Bad Beginning

"...you know that a good, long session of weeping can often make you feel better, even if your circumstances have not changed one bit."

"It is useless for me to describe to you how terrible Violet, Klaus, and even Sunny felt in the time that followed. If you have ever lost someone very important to you, then you already know how it feels, and if you haven't, you cannot possibly imagine it."

"All his life, Klaus had believed that if you read enough books, you could solve any problem, but now he wasn't so sure."

"Sometimes, just saying that you hate something, and having someone agree with you, can make you feel better about a terrible situation."

"There are many, many types of books in the world, which makes good sense, because there are many, many types of people, and everybody wants to read something different."