More quotes by Lemony Snicket, Horseradish

"It is difficult, when faced with a situation you cannot control, to admit you can do nothing."
"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!"
"Never trust anyone who has not brought a book with them"
"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."
"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."