The Carnivorous Carnival: Part Two

A Series of Unfortunate Events 2×10

Lemony Snicket: On nights like this, I think of the fearsome beasts lurking in the darkness, and I wonder which part of the beast is the most frightening... Some say the teeth or the claws or the hair, if you are allergic. I believe that the most frightening part of any beast is its belly, because if you are seeing the belly of the beast, you have been devoured. And for that reason, the phrase "in the belly of the beast" means "in a terrible place with little chance of escape."

Count Olaf: Who here is familiar with the ancient art of sorcer-enary? Wait. Of sorcer-generarry? It means magic.
Esmé Squalor: Oh! Sorcery! You're trying to say sorcery.

Esmé Squalor: How can it be vicious and cruel to give people what they want? You want to join Count Olaf's troupe. The crowd wants to see someone eaten by lions. I want Lulu thrown into the pit... Tomorrow, one of you will have the exciting opportunity to give everybody what they want!

Lemony Snicket: The curious thing about being told to sleep on it, is that you usually can't. "Sleep on it" is a phrase which here means "to go to bed thinking about something in the hopes of reaching a conclusion." It's much easier to sleep when you've made up your mind.

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Lemony Snicket: There are few truly happy moments in the lives of the Baudelaire children... This is not one of them. But it's close.

Mr. Poe: I just hope this circus has clowns. I like the sad ones.

Klaus: We hadn't noticed it.
Count Olaf: That's why I'm the boss, and I boss you to carry that crate to my car.

Count Olaf: You know, you're lucky that there are so many books and films here. They're highly flammable.

Lemony Snicket: Sometimes a story ends before it's over with unanswered questions, unresolved plots, lingering suspense blanketing the world like snow. Like smoke from a suspicious fire.

Lemony Snicket: It can be frustrating to live in suspense. Not knowing what's around the next curve in the road. You may feel as if you are on the edge of a cliff, not knowing if you will fall. How sharp the rocks are at the bottom, or if you will have time to scream. But life is like that... It's a cliff-hanger.

Count Olaf: Down they go, into the belly of the beast.

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