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Quotes About Unexpected

I know something you do not know. I am not left-handed either.
~ William Goldman
Give the reader what they want, just not the way they expect it.
~ William Goldman
myself am often surprised at life's little quirks
~ William Goldman
He went back into his room to wait for his breakfast; and took up his book which he had been reading the night before, but the minute he touched it, it was solid gold. "I can't read it now," he said, "but of course it is far better to have it gold.
~ William J. Bennett
A promise fulfilled may be a classic moment, but prophecies mean anticlimax. How much more awesome was an unexpected salvation?
~ China Mieville
Just her, three men, a fidgety pig and lawful intent.
~ China Mieville
In the streets of Un Lun Dun: a group of a girl, a half ghost, a talking book, a piece of rubbish, and two living words was unusual but not very.
~ China Mieville
Mutluluk,yaz ya?muruna benzemez. Umulmad?k anda birden bire bo?anmaz insan?n tepesinden. Azar azar gelir. ?nsan?n hayata ve çevresine kar?? davran??lar? getirir mutlulu?u, Azar azar birike birike. Gerçek mutluluk böyle do?ar.
~ Chingiz Aitmatov
Mystery is created not from an unexpected moment but from an unexpected journey. We know where we're headed—we want to solve the mystery—but we're not sure how we'll get there.
~ Chip Heath
for creating a successful idea: a Simple Unexpected Concrete Credentialed Emotional Story.
~ Chip Heath
In the service business, a good surprise is one that delights employees as well as customers.
~ Chip Heath
There are a little more than 50 million people in England, and around 50 deaths each day via accidental causes (slipping in the tub; being swept away in a flooding river; falling from a ladder). The daily risk of dying there in an accident is roughly 1 in a million. Your risk of dying unexpectedly in England on any given day is the same as your odds of having to guess which date someone is thinking of between 500 BC and August 1, 2200.
~ Chip Heath
What is the nature of life? Life is lines of dominoes falling. One thing leads to another, and then another, just like you'd planned. But suddenly a Domino gets skewed, events change direction, people dig in their heels, and you're faced with a situation that you didn't see coming, you who thought you were so clever.
~ Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
A wind rose around me, from where I didn't know. It was unexpectedly cold and made me shiver. 'Sacrifice, sacrifice', whispered the trees, carrying my promise across the valley
~ Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
I was learning more about the twisted paths along which love swept us humans along than I'd ever expected—or wanted.
~ Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
If the war had proved anything it was that life had unexpected resistance to the instruments with which men had been issued. Simonson
~ Chris Cleave
Everyone in this house has been shocked by Henry's death,
~ Chris d'Lacey
Poked a juggling bear in the belly. Tried to toggle Tiny Tim's crutch sideways.
~ Chris Grabenstein
In politics, nothing good ever comes from the unexpected.
~ Chris Matthews
I'd love to see the Iron Jackal's face when he finds out I'm already dead," he said with half a grin. "Now that's irony." "No it ain't, Cap'n. It's just some shit that happened.
~ Chris Wooding
Dean had never quite imagined his life might end like this. Naked in a Tijuana brothel with an eighty-year-old woman dressed like Janine from Spinal Tap sizing up his junk and looking distinctly unimpressed. He really wished the room wasn't so heavily air-conditioned.
~ Christa Faust
And as they spoke - lo and behold! - there was a knock at the door, and there stood a small, stout figure dressed in rusty black; and she said, 'Good evening, Mr and Mrs Brown, I am Nurse Matilda.
~ Christianna Brand
I have found that the biggest moments in life, the ones that change everything, usually catch you by surprise.
~ Christina Baker Kline
My brother gave me his Pinto, but he neglected to tell me one thing: It doesn't handle well on pavement.
~ Christine Crosby