Lemony Snicket

"When someone is crying, of course, the noble thing to do is to comfort them. But if someone is trying to hide their tears, it may also be noble to pretend you do not notice them."

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

Lemony Snicket

"Everyone, at some point in their lives, wakes up in the middle of the night with the feeling that they are all alone in the world, and that nobody loves them now and that nobody will ever love them, and that they will never have a decent night's sleep again and will spend their lives wandering blearily around a loveless landscape, hoping desperately that their circumstances will improve, but suspecting, in their heart of hearts, that they will remain unloved forever. The best thing to do in these circumstances is to wake somebody else up, so that they can feel this way, too."

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

Lemony Snicket

"...you know that a good, long session of weeping can often make you feel better, even if your circumstances have not changed one bit."

Lemony Snicket