Daniel Handler

"The night has a thousand eyes", Kit said hoarsely, and lifted her head to face the villain. The Baudelaire could tell by her voice that she was reciting the words of someone else. "And the day but one; yet the light of the bright world dies with the dying sun. The mind has a thousand eyes, and the heart but one; yet the light of a whole life dies when love is done."
Count Olaf gave Kit a faint smile.