The Wide Window Quotes

“Their adventure would be exciting and memorable like being chased by a werewolf through a field of thorny bushes at midnight with nobody around to help you.”
― Lemony Snicket, The Wide Window

“When you have only know someone for a few hours it is difficult to now what they would like to hear.”
― Lemony Snicket, The Wide Window

“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.” […] and as the Baudelaire orphans sat and watched the dock fill with people as the business of the day began, they figured out something that was very important to them. It dawned on them that unlike Aunt Josephine, who had lived up in that house, sad and alone, the three children had one another for comfort and support over the course of their miserable lives. And while this did not make them feel entirely safe, or entirely happy, it made them feel appreciative.”
― Lemony Snicket, The Wide Window

“Tapi di dunia ini baik hati saja tidak cukup, apalagi kalau orang harus menjaga anak-anak agar terhindar dari bahaya.”
― Lemony Snicket, The Wide Window

“فالإحباط شعور عاطفي يثير الاهتمام،ذلك لأنه يخرج أسوأ ما بداخل الشخص المحبط، فالأطفال المحبطون يميلون إلى إلقاء الطعام محدثين فوضى، أما المواطنون المحبطون فإنهم يقومون بإعدام الملك و الملكة حتى يقيموا نظاماً ديمقراطياً، وأما الفراشات المحبطة فتميل إلى التجمع حول المصباح الضوئي جاعلة الرؤية غير واضحة و مغبرة. لكن مع الأسف الشديد فالطفيليات المحبطة لم ليست لطيفة مثل الأطفال أو المواطنين أو حتى الفراشات”
― Lemony Snicket, The Wide Window