"The children could tell from Phil's statement about everything and everybody having a good side that he was an optimist. 'Optimist' is a word which here refers to a person, such as Phil, who thinks hopeful...of us would say something more along the lines of 'Aaaaah! My arm! My arm!' " --Daniel Handler, The Miserable Mill , pgs. 26-27 "What you learned here, don't leave it here." --Muktananda Paramahans

"At a certain point each winter, there is a slow-growing feeling that it has just begun and it will never end and there is no way to escape it. The feeling seeps out from the center of your body, somewhere...Bradbury "Is it useful to feel fear, because it prepares you for nasty events, or is it useless, because nasty events will occur whether you are frightened or not?" --Daniel Handler, The Reptile Room

A staffer over at Publishers Weekly noticed that the guy on the cover of a new book looked an awful like Daniel Handler (AKA Lemony Snicket). It couldn’t be – could it? Ah, but it was. His photo...identity of the man in the picture), and Grove Press (who didn't recognize Daniel either until a reader asked why he was on the cover of the book) liked it enough to want to use it too.”

If you were stranded on an island with a fictional character, who would it be and why? Submitted by mesnyder_92 View other answers hmm. it's such a hard decision. different...to get musical sounds for my ipod cause i lost all mine when i got the new one. and he can use torrents and stuff that i can't cause i have a lame  computer. sdfjaksdf i am soso tired. ah night.

FOURTH DAY BABY. This has GOT to be some kind of record! A while ago I think it was acerola21 who tagged me to make a post about my four favourite books. HARD STUFF. Mainly because a lot of books...for cheap so I don't care I don't care LAUGH ALL YOU WANT, DICKWEEDSSSS! I get to do THEATRE STUFF. AND PARTIES. WITH PEOPLE. HA. HOW D'YOU LIKE ME NOW, HUH? HOW D'YOU LIKE . . . me . . . aaah, fuck

The Basic Eight , Daniel Handler read: 6-7 jul 2008 interesting. not as good as the secret history . barely comparable, anyway. unsure about how i feel, and i was starting to think toward the middle...left mired in confusion. that's just a cop out, i think. i understand hinting, but leaving random clues and suggestions and then not pointing toward any kind of logical conclusion? how frustrating

What are some gripping opening lines from films or books, and why do you think they work so well? View other answers "Love was in the air, so both of us walked through love on our...out (which is surprisingly far less than usual) and then chill with my grandparents a bit more and hoorayy. then it will be time for bed and it shall be lovely and wonderful and yes :D xoxo, megan

Name: megan! Age: 16. Fandoms: The Office, HP, HIMYM, Arrested Development, Grey's, Friends, Desperate Housewives Characters you will love//defend no matter what anyone thinks: Jim Halpert, Pam...keely and jos, and half of the baseball team shall be there (taylor, brycen, dillon, i presume) and also the cult. it shall be interesting and lovely and hopefully tonight is a good last night :)

so every now and then i get out adverbs and read a chapter or so, and i always find a new part to dog ear. i have so many pages and sections dog-earred just because i love daniel handler and what he says...American currency in the amount of twenty dollars and says, "Instead of change, please give me a gun so I can shoot you." She is soft-spoken but short and full of rage lately, like her whole life. /

Okay, was bored in the middle of hiatus. ): So I'm writing. Among the giant pile of...um... stuff I borrowed, I came home with Daniel Handler's Watch Your Mouth and the Howl's Moving Castle movie...time to re-read] - The Subtle Knife ; PULLMAN, Philip - The Amber Spyglass ; PULLMAN, Philip (I'm already re-reading The Golden Compass at school for Devil!nun-piss-off purposes, so yeah...XD