“It's full of depressing details about the children's lives, ... and, I'm sorry to say, it's the longest in the series. So in terms of total misery, it's quite a lot to deal with well, both in terms of the number of pages and the amount of misery per page.”
Daniel Handler
“It is the job that is never started that takes longest to finish.”
J.R.R. Tolkien
“The longest journey of any person is the journey inward”
Dag Hammarskjold
“The inarticulate speak longest”
Japanese Proverb
“The best liar is he who makes the smallest amount of lying go the longest way.”
Samuel Butler
“Tranquil pleasures last the longest; we are not fitted to bear the burden of great joys.”
Christian Nevell Bovee
“The longest journey is the journey inwards. Of him who has chosen his destiny, Who has started upon his quest for the source of his being.”