If writers wrote as carelessly as some people talk, then adh... - Lemony Snicket, Horseradish

"Never trust anyone who has not brought a book with them"

"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 a left arm anymore but at least nobody will ever ask me if I'm left-handed or right-handed,"but most of us would say something more along the lines of, "Aaaaaa! My arm! My arm!"

"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."

"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."

"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."