How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
"We're alone on the beach," Violet said, a little nervously. "There's nobody else it could be moving toward." She felt the slender, smooth stone in her left hand, which she had been about to try to skip as far as she could. She had a sudden thought to throw it at the figure, because it seemed so frightening.
"It only seems scary," Klaus said, as if reading his sister's thoughts, "because of all the mist." (1.10-11)
Even before anything terrible happens to the children, they're already acting bravely. Little do they know that Mr. Poe is coming through the mist to deliver extremely terrible news.
Quote #2
The room in which they found themselves was the dirtiest they had ever seen, and a little bit of mud from outdoors wouldn't have made a bit of difference. Even by the dim light of the one bare lightbulb that hung from the ceiling, the three children could see that everything in this room was filthy, from the stuffed head of a lion which was nailed to the wall to the bowl of apple cores which sat on a small wooden table. Klaus willed himself not to cry as he looked around. (2.40)
Oh, poor Klaus. Yes, it is as bad as you think, but be fearless, little guy.
Quote #3
"If they were here," Klaus said, his voice rising as he got more and more upset, "we would not be with Count Olaf in the first place. I hate it here, Violet! I hate this house! I hate our room! I hate having to do all these chores, and I hate Count Olaf!"
"I hate it too," Violet said, and Klaus looked at his older sister with relief. Sometimes, just saying that you hate something, and having someone agree with you, can make you feel better about a terrible situation. "I hate everything about our lives right now, Klaus," she said, "but we have to keep our chin up." This was an expression the children's father had used, and it meant "try to stay cheerful."
"You're right," Klaus said. "But it is very difficult to keep one's chin up when Count Olaf keeps shoving it down."
(3.10-12)
These kids are pretty great. Even though they find themselves in an upsetting situation, they still try to keep their spirits up. And guys, we hate Count Olaf, too, if it makes you feel any better.