"Just because you don't understand it doesn't mean it isn't so." 
— Lemony Snicket (The Blank Book)

"Criminals should be punished, not fed pastries." 
— Lemony Snicket (The Blank Book)y

"A library is like an island in the middle of a vast sea of ignorance, particularly if the library is very tall and the surrounding area has been flooded." 
— Lemony Snicket (Horseradish: Bitter Truths You Can't Avoid)

"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...." 
— Lemony Snicket (Horseradish: Bitter Truths You Can't Avoid)

"There is nothing particularly wrong with salmon, of course, but like caramel candy, strawberry yogurt, or liquid carpet cleaner, if you eat too much of it you are not going to enjoy your meal." 

— Lemony Snicket