Quotes From "The Wide Window" By Lemony Snicket

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For some stories, it's easy. The moral of 'The Three Bears, ' for instance, is "Never break into someone else's house.' The moral of 'Snow White' is 'Never eat apples.' The moral of World War I is 'Never assassinate Archduke Ferdinand. Lemony Snicket
There are few sights sadder than a ruined book.
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There are few sights sadder than a ruined book. Lemony Snicket
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If you were upset about an ugly pimple on the end of your nose, you might try to feel better by keeping your pimple in perspective. You might compare your pimple situation to that of someone who was being eaten by a bear, and when you looked in the mirror at your ugly pimple, you could say to yourself, 'Well, at least I'm not being eaten by a bear. Lemony Snicket
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Tears are curious things, for like earthquakes or puppet shows they can occur at any time, without any warning and without any good reason. Lemony Snicket
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In some stories, it's easy. The moral of "The Three Bears, " for instance, is "Never break into someone else's house." The moral of "Snow White" is "Never eat apples." The moral of World War One is "Never assassinate Archduke Ferdinand. Lemony Snicket
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But even if they could go home it would be difficult for me to tell you what the moral of the story is. In some stories, it's easy. The moral of 'The Three Bears', for instance, is "Never break into someone else's house". The moral of 'Snow White' is "Never eat apples". The moral of World War One is "Never assassinate Archduke Ferdinand. Lemony Snicket