"The Bad Beginning" Quotes

In this world, there is nothing so common as unsuccessful people with talent.

It is very unnerving to be proven wrong, particularly when you are really right and the person who is really wrong is proving you wrong and proving himself, wrongly, right.

The sad truth is the truth is sad.

It is one of life's bitterest truths that bedtime so often arrives just when things are really getting interesting.

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.

The moral of 'The Three Bears,' for instance, is 'Never break into someone else's house.'

It is hard to be happy when faced with the knowledge that it is all in dire peril, just as it is hard to be sad when you are faced with the knowledge that you are not alone.

It is always good to know, if only in passing, charming ladies should not be trusted with a column.

I will love you as misfortune loves orphans, as fire loves innocence, and as justice loves to sit and watch while everything goes wrong.

It is a sad truth that many people in this world take a dim view of things they do not understand.