It is like walking up the stairs to your bedroom in the dark, and thinking there is one more stair than there is. Your foot falls down, through the air, and there is a sickly moment of dark surprise as you try to readjust the way you thought of things. The Baudelaire orphans were crying not only for their Uncle Monty, but for their own parents, and this dark and curious feeling of falling that accompanies every great loss.

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One of the greatest myths in the world -

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

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But there are times in this harum-scarum world when figuring out the right thing to do is quite simple, but doing the right thing is simply impossible....

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I know what is going on," said Sir. "I am the Boss! Of course I know!

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Well-read people are less likely to be evil.

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Wicked people never have time for reading. It's one of the reasons for their wickedness.

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Taking one’s chances is like taking a bath, because sometimes you end up feeling comfortable and warm, and sometimes there is something terrible lurking around that you cannot see until it is too late and you can do nothing else but scream and cling to a plastic duck.

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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.

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If you have ever lost a loved one, then you know exactly how it feels. And if you have not, then you cannot possibly imagine it.

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