A Series of Unfortunate Events 12 - The Penultimate Peril

Some people think destiny is something you cannot escape, such as death, or a cheesecake that has curdled, both of which always turn up sooner or later.

‘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?’

Certain people have said that the world is like a calm pond, and that anytime a person does even the smallest thing, it is as if a stone has dropped into the pond, spreading circles of ripples further and further out, until the entire world has been changed by one tiny action.

“The last safe place,” she said, “is safe no more.”

“I feel fine,” Sunny said. “Burn down hotel.”

“Everyone wears blindfolds at a High Court trial,” the manager replied, “except the judges, of course. Haven’t you heard the expression ‘Justice is blind’?”

And still other people think that destiny is an

Other people think destiny is a time in one’s life

Some people think destiny is something you cannot escape

people who have disappointed you immeasurably.