Quotes About Surprise

For grace to be grace, it must give us things we didn't know we needed and take us places where we didn't know we didn't want to go. As we stumble through the crazily altered landscape of our lives, we find that God is enjoying our attention as never before.

None of us knows what the next change is going to be, what unexpected opportunity is just around the corner, waiting a few months or a few years to change all the tenor of our lives.

I want to go to a café and sit with you. I want you to order something I've never eaten before and tease me about it. And I want to walk, anywhere, nowhere in particular, and for us to disagree.

My own brother. My very own brother is Metal Beak and he wants to kill me.

Her family as well as others had been the recipient of prime cuts of venison that mysteriously appeared in their larders. She laughed at the memory of Fynn's face when she had caught him in her larder during a downpour when no one in their right mind would have been abroad.

She started at the sound of a knock on the door. Opening it a crack, the clerk peeked her head in. Come out here and look at yourself in the full-length mirrors.

The funny thing about destiny is that you can't predict it, and you can't prevent it. - Leslie

We hadn't been ready for that. It had never occurred to us to wonder how we  would feel, being seen like that, being the spiders.

A friend of mine's just had a baby," Niki said. "She's really pleased. I can't think why. Horrible screaming thing she's produced.

They found me at the kitchen table. Derek said, There's something we need to tell you, and from the look on Andrew's face, I think he expected Derek to say he'd gotten me pregnant.

I let her through. She checked Derek's pulse and his breathing, saying both seemed okay, then leaned down to his face. Nothing weird on his breath. Smells . . . like toothpaste. Derek's eyes opened, and the first thing he saw was Tori's face inches from his. He jumped and let out an oath. Simon cracked up. I madly motioned for him to be quiet. Are you okay? I asked Derek. He is now, Simon said. After Tori jump-started his heart.

I screwed up. Again. You're shocked, I'm sure.

When Rae got back, she spread her empty hands wide and said Okay, guess where I hid it. She even turned around for me, but I couldn't see a bulge big enough to hide a flashlight. With a grin, she reached down the front of her shirt into the middle of her bra, and pulled out a flashlight with flourish. I laughed. Cleavage is great, she said. Like an extra pocket.

You'd expect that as much as a samurai would expect a kick in the balls.

Yes, I said You were saved by a girl. Horrible, isn't it? He slid out and looked down at my bare legs. Not just a girl, but a half-naked one. Now that's hot. If I'm still unconscious, don't wake me, okay?

First you buy me a mocha. Then you let me help you hide a body. Now you take me to a biker clubhouse. Best. Day. Ever.

Simon had drawn three pictures. In the top left corner, like a salutation, was a ghost. The middle had a big sketch of Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Terminator. The third in place of a signature, was a lightning bolt surrounded by fog. Beside the drawing, someone had scrawled in inch-high letters 10 A.M. Tori snatched it from me and turned it over. So where's the message? Right there. I pointed from picture to picture. It says: Chloe, I'll be back, Simon.

He glanced down at the blood-smeared cut on his side...and realized he wasn't wearing any clothing. I'd be lying if I said I hadn't realized it already. Kind of obvious. It wasn't like he'd been going to take time out to find his clothing before stopping Liam.

Expecting to see a Doberman slavering at the fence, i followed his gaze to a little puff of white fur, the kind of dog women stick in their purses. I wasn't even barking, just staring and dancing in place. Oh, my god! It's a killer Pomeranian. I glanced up at Derek. It's a tough call, but i think you can take him. He glared.

He stood and inhaled, then walked a few more feet, stooped, and prodded a chunk of rabbit fur. "I'm definitely thinking something with more body parts," I said. "Like a head." He gave a snort of a laugh. "It's probably around here somewhere, but I suppose you want the parts attached, too.

Oh, my God! It's a killer Pomeranian. I glanced up at Derek. It's a tough call, but I think you can take him.

He looked like a Yanni fan at an Iron Maiden Concert.

Tell me when you want to pick it up again. Tell me when Satan starts a snowball fight. I'll do that. Lunch?

She's my friend. Good for you. Just my luck, I said. Finally meet my twin brother and, turns out, he's an ass.