Quotes From "The Reptile Room" By Lemony Snicket

How did you do that?” Mr. Poe asked. “Nice girls shouldn’t know how to do such things.”“ My sister is a nice girl, ” Klaus said, “and she knows how to do all sorts of things. Lemony Snicket

I have gone into town to buy a few last things we need for the expedition: Peruvian wasp repellent, toothbrushes, canned peaches, and a fireproof canoe. It will take a while to find the peaches, so don't expect me back until dinnertime. Stephano, Gustav's replacement, will arrive today by taxi. Please make him feel welcome. As you know, it is only two days until the expedition, so please work very hard today. Your giddy uncle, Monty . Lemony Snicket

If only Uncle Monty knew what we know, " Violet said, "and Stephano knew that he knew what we know. But Uncle Monty doesn't know what we know, and Stephano knows that he doesn't know what we know."" I know, " Klause said." I know you know, " Violet said Lemony Snicket

Simply put, dramatic irony is when a person makes a harmless remark, and someone else who hears it knows something that makes the remark have a different, and usually unpleasant, meaning. For instance, if you were in a restaurant and said out loud, "I can't wait to eat the veal marsala I ordered, " and there were people around who knew that the veal marsala was poisoned and that you would die as soon as you took a bite, your situation would be one of dramatic irony. Lemony Snicket

This is an absurd moral, for you and I both know that sometimes not only is it good to lie, it is necessary to lie. Lemony Snicket

One of the most difficult things to think about in life is one's regrets. Something will happen to you, and you will do the wrong thing, and for years afterward you will wish you had done something different. Lemony Snicket

Count Olaf sounds like an awful person. I hope he is torn apart by wild animals someday. Wouldn't that be satisfying? Lemony Snicket