24,301 notes June 12, 2012 A Series of Unfortunate Events Dedications The Bad Beginning:"To Beatrice- darling, dearest, dead." The Reptile Room:"For Beatrice- My love for you shall live forever. You, however, did not." The Wide Window:"For Beatrice –I would much prefer it if you were alive and well." The Miserable Mill:"To Beatrice –My love flew like a butterfly until death swooped down like a bat. As the poet Emma Montana McElroy said, 'That's the end of that.'" The Austere Academy:"For Beatrice –You will always be in my heart, in my mind, and in your grave." The Ersatz Elevator:"For Beatrice –When we met my life began, soon afterward, yours ended." The Vile Village:"For Beatrice –When we were together I felt breathless. Now you are." The Hostile Hospital:"For Beatrice –Summer without you is as cold as winter. Winter without you is even colder." The Carnivorous Carnival:"For Beatrice –Our love broke my heart, and stopped yours." The Slippery Slope:"For Beatrice –When we first met, you were pretty, and I was lonely. Now I am pretty lonely." The Grim Grotto:"For Beatrice –Dead women tell no tales. Sad men write them down." The Penultimate Peril:"For Beatrice -No one could extinguish my love, or your house." The End:"For Beatrice -I cherished, you perished. The world's been nightmarished." Filed under Jacka's faves a series of unfortunate events Lemony Snicket OSOM! reading