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Quotes About Shock

Truth makes many appeals, not the least of which is its power to shock.
~ Jules Renard
He couldn't bring himself to kill me. That shocked me more than his threats. I didn't know what to say to him.
~ Julia Golding
When the dead body said, "Good evening," Annabel had to face the grim conclusion that it wasn't as dead as she'd hoped.
~ Julia Quinn
Sophie shook her head, completely unable to speak. Posy had knocked her breath clear to Scotland.
~ Julia Quinn
And then Andrew saw his downfall unfold on her face.
~ Julia Quinn
Agressive music can only shock you once. Afterwards its impact declines. It's inevitable.
~ Brian Eno
Although anything can happen when under the influence of ice water.
~ Kat Dennings
I was very young when I made my debut. I was only 16 and it was a bit of a shock that I was involved, but there were a lot of injuries.
~ Harry Wilson
I never thought I'd ever get stabbed in my life. The fact that it happened twice within, like, a two-month period is pretty insane.
~ Spencer Stone
I was shocked after hearing the news of Milkha Singh's death. He was a great athlete... an inspiring personality.
~ P. T. Usha
I can't believe they would cancel 'Big Brother!' It's like an institution!
~ Jonathan Cheban
I approach horror music differently than anything else. The very first time I watch an episode, I want to be playing an instrument to it so I can get that shock into the show.
~ Brian Reitzell
I've never sat down with the intent of trying to shock or anything like that; it just so happens that the sense of humour I enjoyed watching as a kid is the type of humour I try to emulate as an adult. It's not a decision. It might sound a bit wanky, but it's the truth.
~ Jim Jefferies
Sunrise, it was revealed, could learn any song after hearing it once. In fact, she could just sort of imagine how a song would go. It was shocking each time she was right; it was shocking in the way that certain musicians just plunk out the melodies, chords, and all, and can't even read music, never "learned," just know.
~ Eve Babitz
Holy Necrophilia, Batman
~ Faith Hunter
you wouldnt knew a good thing if came up and slit your throat!
~ Fall Out Boy
I have dementia," Lucien stated. Mack couldn't have been more stunned if he'd knocked the art books off the coffee table and started breakdancing on it. She tried to speak, but nothing came out. "I
~ Farrah Rochon
Guys, please, one life-changing shock at a time, I felt like saying.
~ Fiona Wood
No matter how prepared you think you are for the death of a loved one, it still comes as a shock, and it still hurts very deeply.
~ Billy Graham
Sin has progressed and gained momentum; [man] seems to have lost his ability to be shocked. Behavior that was once considered abominable is now acceptable.
~ Billy Graham
Win stared at me as if I were defecating on the court.
~ Harlan Coben
You're kidding, right?" Broome couldn't have looked more incredulous without plastic surgery. "Let me get this straight: Ray Levine told you that he showed up after you saw Stewart Green lying there.
~ Harlan Coben
I told her about my visit to the Plan B Go-Go Lounge. The waitress came and brought our food, but neither one of us noticed. When I finished, Ema said, "I won't even bother with the 'whoa.' This is beyond whoa. It's like whoa on steroids. It's like whoa raised to the tenth power." The
~ Harlan Coben
Fish had already told both Wertham and Detective King that, in addition to shoving needles inside his body, he liked to soak pieces of cotton in alcohol, cram them up his rectum, and set fire to them.
~ Harold Schechter