I write longhand on legal pads, about half at home and half in cafes. I drink a lot of water and eat a lot of raw carrots. Daniel Handler Read Quote
I like to give people novels I think they would like, on no particular occasion – just when we’re in a bookstore together. I like to receive reference books on my birthday. Daniel Handler Read Quote
I’m always interested to see what films are made of books. I kind of don’t participate as a filmgoer in any kind of debate about what’s better, the book or the movie. So I think it’s interesting when people want to do it. Daniel Handler Read Quote
I like writing for movies. It’s nice to be alone working on fiction in your room, and then it’s nice to be in a room with a bunch of people working on a movie. Daniel Handler Read Quote
I kind of always think my work is unfilmable, and when I meet people who are interested in filming it, I’m always stunned. Daniel Handler Read Quote
You see failed vocabulary in the adult world so often, and it’s often because once you reach a certain age you’re kind of embarrassed to go look up a word if you don’t know what it means. Daniel Handler Read Quote
I didn’t like books where people played on a sports team and won a bunch of games, or went to summer camp and had a wonderful time. I really liked a book where a witch might cut a child’s head off or a pack of angry dogs might burst through a door and terrorize a family. Daniel Handler Read Quote
If you are allergic to a thing, it is best not to put that thing in your mouth, particularly if the thing is cats. Daniel Handler Read Quote
