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Quotes About Excitement

Her spirits danced within her, as she danced in her chair.
~ Jane Austen
My dear Mr. Bennet, said his lady to him one day, have you heard that Netherfield Park is let at last? Mr. Bennet
~ Jane Austen
Its effect was most extraordinary; for on first hearing it, Mrs. Bennet sat quite still, and unable to utter a syllable. Nor was it under many, many minutes that she could comprehend what she heard; though not in general backward to credit what was for the advantage of her family, or that came in the shape of a lover to any of them. She began at length to recover, to fidget about in her chair, get up, sit down again, wonder, and bless herself.
~ Jane Austen
The astonishment of the ladies was just what he wished; that of Mrs. Bennet perhaps surpassing the rest; though, when the first tumult of joy was over, she began to declare that it was what she had expected all the while.
~ Jane Austen
She was unfailingly delighted by the surprise of each new day.
~ Jane Gardam
I went to an empty henhouse [when I was four and a half], hid in the straw at the back, and waited, and the family had no idea where I was... My mother sees this excited little girl rushing toward the house all covered in straw. Instead of getting mad at me, which would've killed the excitement, she saw my shining eyes and sat down to hear this wonderful story of how a hen lays an egg.
~ Jane Goodall
And so began one of the most exciting periods of my life, the time of discovery.
~ Jane Goodall
Yes, I have found children living in underprivileged communities are very motivated to help others. I am always very moved when I see the excitement in the eyes of these children when I tell them they can make a difference. That the world needs them. Above all, that they matter.
~ Jane Goodall
I cannot believe that I am actually excited at the sight of him. It has been long since anyone has made me feel THIS...and even though I know I've avoided THIS for fear of getting hurt, there's something about him that makes me want to trust him.
~ Jane Green
But the thing is, since I've met someone, everyone started banging on and on about my not-so-secret admirer. I'd started to find it quite exciting. I'd forgotten that I don't get involved because the pain might not be worth it. All that flattery and attention distracted me from any pain that might have been lurking around the corner. But course, the pain got me in the end. It always does.
~ Jane Green
There is something magical about young love, when you still think that the world is your oyster and you have your whole life ahead of you.
~ Jane Green
No special form of city blight is nearly so devastating as the Great Blight of Dullness.
~ Jane Jacobs
I loved the house the way you would any new house, because it is populated by your future.
~ Jane Smiley
How was your day? Morelli asked me. Oh, you know, the usual. Stole a truck. Blew up a building, and brought seven monkeys home with me.
~ Janet Evanovich
I'd hate to list our specialties. Wreck cars, eat doughnuts, create mayhem.
~ Janet Evanovich
I can give you a better 'and then', Ranger said.
~ Janet Evanovich
Yeah, I like that idea. Maybe he'll shoot at us again. I was hoping someone would shoot at me today. That was the first thing I said when I got up: Boy, I hope I get shot at today.
~ Janet Evanovich
Thats what her cars do, Lula said. They explode. But I gotta tell you this was the best. This here's the first time she exploded a garbage truck. One time her truck got hit with an antitank missile. That wasn't bad either, but it couldn't compare to this.
~ Janet Evanovich
We want you to break into the Smithsonian. Always a pleasure, Nick said. Kate raised an eyebrow at Nick. You've done it before? Nick shrugged. Nobody goes to D.C. without visiting the Smithsonian. Most people go when it's open. I don't like crowds.
~ Janet Evanovich
Be still my heart.
~ Janet Evanovich
They were about ten yards away, coming up the starboard side, when the men suddenly dove off their boat. Nick looked over his shoulder and saw Kate standing behind him with a rocket-propelled grenade launcher resting on her shoulder. It may have been the sexiest thing he'd ever seen.
~ Janet Evanovich
Think of this as an adventure, Diesel said. I'm from Jersey. I get my adventure on the Turnpike.
~ Janet Evanovich
helped Grandma off and removed her helmet. She stepped away from the bike and straightened her clothes. "I can see why people like these Harleys," she said. "They really wake you up down there, don't they?
~ Janet Evanovich
Why do you gotta be going somewhere? Seems like it should be enough that we had nachos. And we got meaningful jobs. We catch bad guys. If it wasn't for us, there'd be vampires and all kinds of shit running around loose.
~ Janet Evanovich