Quotes About Unexpected

Kagan's law of first contact,'You'll surprise you more than they will.

How did it all come about—this miracle of love? She didn't know. It had come upon her unawares... softly.

takes a moment to change everything. Savannah glanced at Jane, then smiled at Hunter. "I see you found my car." "It's just the hot rod

Luck is like having a rice dumpling fly into your mouth.

I only did karaoke once in my life. It was with Courtney Love and it was a total disaster. She pulled me on stage in front of 500 people at a wedding. I'd never done karaoke before.

I once got attacked by a bearskin rug, two days before it was a rug.

People have no problem with change they asked for. What people don't like is forced change—change they didn't request on a timeline they didn't choose. Your "new and improved" can easily become their "what the fuck?" when it is dumped on them as a surprise.

It's something I never dreamed I'd be doing, making movies.

El pasado tiene un futuro con el que nunca contamos".

Coqueteé ocasionalmente con la desesperación, nunca por gusto sino porque ataca sin avisar;

I was surprised that you made that comment. It seemed uncharacteristic of you. . . .

Adventures do occur, but not punctually.

In strange ways hard to know gods come to men. Many a thing past hope they have fulfilled, And what was asked for went another way. A path we never thought to tread God found for us. So this has come to pass.

In strange ways hard to know gods come to men. Many a thing past hope they have fulfilled, And what was looked for went another way. A path we never thought to tread God found for us. So this has come to pass.

It is odd, the twists that life will sometimes take. The ewe that you think will give birth with ease dies bringing forth a two-headed lamb. Or the ski trail that you have been told is treacherous, you navigate easily.

They seemed to come suddenly upon happiness as if they had surprised a butterfly in the winter woods.

She had once more shown her talent for profiting by the unexpected, and dangerous theories as to the advisability of yielding to impulse were germinating under the surface of smiling attention which she continued to present to her companion.

Sir Helmsley imparted this information in a loud, almost challenging voice, as he always did when he had to communicate anything unexpected or difficult to account for. Explaining was a nuisance, and somewhat of a derogation. He resented anything that made it necessary, and always spoke as if his interlocutor ought to have known beforehand the answer to the questions he was putting.

When they answered the bell on that wild winter night. There was no one expected - and no one in sight.

I think there should be a little bit of uneasiness in everything, because I do think we're all really in a sense living on the edge. So much of life is inexplicable. . . . The things that happen to you are usually the things that you haven't thought of or that come absolutely out of nowhere. And all you can do is cope with them when they turn up.

An unexpected guest, enjoying such lavish hospitality, should expect to sing for his supper.

El amor podía llegar de repente, sin presentirlo, del sitio más inesperado, y quedarse un tiempo antes de alejarse hacia un lugar inalcanzable.

Imagínate que a ella le vino su primer período en mi casa. A ese nivel de intimidad, puh galla.

Le esperienze che contano sono spesso quelle che non avremmo mai voluto fare, non quelle che decidiamo noi di fare. ALBERTO MORAVIA (1907-1990)