Daniel Handler Quotes
Violet said...'We've never known anyone who could remain so cheerful, no matter what terrible things occurred.
Quotes to Explore
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I enjoy pushing my characters to the limit. No matter how far out there I go, I look for things that make the characters human.
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I'm not Mr. Mom, but there's just certain things I won't say anymore.
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Frankly, writing poetry for children is plain old fun, and I consider myself blessed to have such a delightful career.
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I've just always been a bit of a dork.
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Every single figure on Mount Rushmore was a third party at one time or another, so third parties become major parties, and I think that the Libertarian Party may become my major party.
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At one point, we were across the street from the Sharon Tate house; at another, we lived in Elvis's old Bel Air bachelor pad. It was where he first met the Beatles.
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In the 1960s and '70s, there wasn't much evidence at all. We knew vaguely the causes of cancer, but methods like genomics were very new.
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The English king's power was curbed by Parliament, though that wasn't always a good thing, as politicians often behave no better than monarchs - there are just more of them.
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When we start to write for a new record, we never really know what we're doing. We don't come into the room with a set of ideas, but miraculously, a song comes out of it.
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Your goal as a candidate - define others before they can define you.
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You'd have to be completely crazy not to be influenced by and take from other artists. It's completely impossible not to.
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Taiwan has been so well developed economically. But we are underdeveloped culturally.
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You know what they say about Chicago. If you don't like the weather, wait fifteen minutes.
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People have different views of how you deal with different issues in literature, and, frankly, long may it last that there is a range of views.
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I know who Jack Whittaker is. And some days I don't like who I am.
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'...it is inappropriate for a public activist to wear a niqab, since people want to see you. The Islamic faith does not mandate wearing a niqab; it is just a social tradition.'
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Honesty is a gift we can give to others. It is also a source of power and an engine of simplicity. Knowing that we will attempt to tell the truth, whatever the circumstances, leaves us with little to prepare for. We can simply be ourselves.
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Larry poured himself a coffee. 'I hate when they come in here with computers. They sit forever at their tables, and they don't talk to nobody, it's like having a place full of statues or zombies.'
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Make sure your bathroom is clean. If you're having a girl over the house for the first time, make sure your toilet is clean, not disgusting. Guys' bathrooms are always the most disgusting thing.
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I picture myself now, and I picture myself in 30 years, and I'll probably be the same. I'll still think I'm not the greatest singer I can be.
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I suppose, to be fair, I don't miss the energy of youth very much - because I was never fit. So it doesn't matter not being able to walk miles, striding the countryside, taking deep breaths and enjoying the scenery. That was never on my agenda.
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I am convinced the prophets of doom have to be taken seriously.
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Violet said...'We've never known anyone who could remain so cheerful, no matter what terrible things occurred.
