The Reptile Room (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #2)

by Lemony Snicket

“Questions show an inquisitive mind.

it is always a surprise when it happens to someone we know. It is like walking up the stairs to your bedroom in the dark, and thinking there is one more stair than there is. Your foot falls down, through the air, and there is a sickly moment of dark surprise as you try and readjust the way you thought of things.