Quotes About Unexpected

Who knew librarians could be so dangerous?

The first ten books Mr. Segundus looked at were worthless — books of sermons and moralizing from the last century, or descriptions of persons whom no one living cared about. The next fifty were very much the same. He began to think his task would soon be done. But then he stumbled upon some very interesting and unusual works of geology, philosophy and medicine. He began to feel more sanguine.

Strange stepped outside and immediately he almost walked into Captain Hadley-Bright. I was told you were dead! he cried. I was sure you would be, replied Hadley-Bright. There was a pause. Both men felt faintly embarrassed. The ranks of dead and wounded stretched away upon all sides as far as the eye could see. Simply being alive at that moment seemed, in some indefinable way, ungentlemanly.

No doubt you think me a complete fool.' Finally he was making some sense. Felicity smiled. 'Not a fool, Rafe. Simply overwhelmed by unexpected circumstances.

What the devil are you doing here?' Rafe demanded, eyeing him suspiciously. Warefield raised his eyebrows. 'You asked for help.' 'I asked for money.' 'It's the same thing.' 'No, it's not. You-' 'And who might this be?

Surprises, I feel now, are primarily a form of violence.

Harry looked at the frog and then at Song Lee. I'm in love, he whispered. With a frog? I replied. No! With her.

The thing about nightmares was that you couldn't prepare for them. They sneaked up on you when you were most vulnerable.

There was always something hidden. Lying in wait to spring up and ruin everything.

The thing about nightmares is that you can't prepare for them. They sneak up on you when you are most vulnerable, wreaking havoc and mayhem when you are totally defenseless. And they don't always happen while you're sleeping

Whoa!" Shawna paused on the sidewalk outside her Brooklyn apartment complex and gaped at the limousine idling in the street. "You went all out.

What, you don't have a sofa gun? I thought everyone did.

I asked that goddess for help, and all we got were these stupid monkeys.

Maybe we could put this off until I do something more impressive than puke on a suspect who shit all over the interview room. We could, but seriously, how are you going to top that?

I met the oddest little fellow today, Alan of Trebond.

Barbayat, the Grey Lady lived on the mountain's side, though not consistently, and it was well known that some people who went looking for her did not find her, while others who would rather have kept out of her way, stumbled on her door by accident.

Excuse me," she said, her voice tight. "But if I'd known there was going to be a firearms examination at the end of the kidnapping, by God, I would have studied for it!

The world was full of forces you couldn't fight against which suddenly loomed up and aimed a crushing blow at you.

Was this happiness? Happiness had come to him on a bare, rocky island, without any kind of warning. He hadn't done anything to bring it about. He could even make sharp-witted remarks.

Hey. You know what the shark said to the clown?" "No." "You taste funny.

Take by surprise and the world gives up resistance.

Sometimes life is cruel, and it can seem pointless and tragic. But occasionally—surprisingly—certain hardships can lead you down a new path you never dreamed possible.

Sometimes life is cruel, and at times it can seem rather pointless and tragic. But occasionally and surprisingly, certain hardships can lead us down a new path we never could have imagined.

also know that I can't protect him from pain. Pain is part of life, and we have to deal with it when it comes. But sometimes, a flicker of light can emerge from the darkest, most unexpected tragedies.