"A great man once said that right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant" (Page 6).

"To be daunted by no difficulty, to keep heart when all have lost it, to go through intrigue spotless, to forgo even ambition when the end is gained - who can say this is not greatness" (Page 9).

"In fact, when they considered all of their recent actions, they weren't entirely sure they hadn't performed a few acts of villainy, even if they'd had very good reasons for doing so" (Page 29).

"You're not children anymore, Baudelaires. You're volunteers, ready to face the challenges of a desperate and perplexing world" (Page 43).

"These are dark days, as dark as a crow flying through a pitch black night" (Page 45).

"Hidden somewhere in this hotel, he was sure, was something or someone that could answer all the Baudelaires' questions, solve all of the Baudelaires' mysteries, and put an...