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Quotes About Surprise

She heard pa shouting,Jiminy crickets!It's raining fish-hooks and hammer handles!
~ Laura Ingalls Wilder
Whatever are you making, Pa?" Laura asked, and he answered, "Wait and see." He heated the tip of the poker red-hot in the stove, and carefully he burned black every alternate little square. "Curiosity killed a cat, Pa," Laura said. "You look pretty healthy," said Pa.
~ Laura Ingalls Wilder
Indeed, she is an angel. If she can produce a supper, I shall marry her out of hand." "I'm certain that she can." His mother breathed deeply. "But… three engagements in one evening, my love?" "No, do you think it excessive?" he asked in surprise.
~ Laura Kinsale
Deacon went suddenly rigid and slipped out of her.He sat up,his eyes wide and the darkest green she´d ever seen.Like a forest on a moonless night.
~ Laura Wright
Questions are great, but only if you know the answers. If you ask questions and the answers surprise you, you look silly.
~ Laurell K. Hamilton
Death, jewelry, or magic; it sounded like Valentine's Day.
~ Laurell K. Hamilton
I told her why we are here. I told you wouldn't hurt Jack. The coffin? I smiled. I couldn't help it. He was a 'jack in a box.
~ Laurell K. Hamilton
Who would have ever thought I'd be afraid of a zombie, any kind of zombie? Nicely ironic that.
~ Laurell K. Hamilton
If I wasn't dead already, I'd said I was having a heart attack.
~ Laurell K. Hamilton
Memphis and I both looked at Olaf, as if he'd spoken in tongues. I think neither of us had expected anything useful from the corpse fondling. Damn.
~ Laurell K. Hamilton
My characters surprise me constantly. My characters are like my friends - I can give them advice, but they don't have to take it. If your characters are real, then they surprise you, just like real people.
~ Laurell K. Hamilton
Why was I mad? Because he'd surprised me with a really nice hotel room. What a bastard.
~ Laurell K. Hamilton
Had Richard really proposed? Had I really said yes? Surely not. I had said yes. Shit.
~ Laurell K. Hamilton
Edward's house. I'd never really hoped to see where he lived. He was like Batman. He rode into town, saved your ass, then vanished, and you never really expected an invitation to see the Bat Cave. Now here I was standing in front of it. Cool. It
~ Laurell K. Hamilton
J.J kissed Jason and said, "I'm going to freshen up and change into something more comfortable." She walked toward the bathroom, big bag swinging at her side. I called after her, "Is it really more comfortable, or just the opposite?" She laughed. "You'll see soon enough." "Shit, that means I need lingerie too.
~ Laurell K. Hamilton
you really did want the sleeping dogs to keep napping, because once they woke up they tried to tear your throat out.
~ Laurell K. Hamilton
Olaf was smiling, bending over so he could hear what she was saying. Whatever she said, it made him laugh. I'd never seen him laugh. It was a little unnerving, like seeing your dog sit up and try to hold a conversation with you. I mean, you know the dog communicates, but it's not supposed to speak the queen's English.
~ Laurell K. Hamilton
shook my head. "This is too easy." "Don't worry. Something will go wrong soon." He continued down the corridor, and I followed. It took me three steps to realize Edward had made a joke. The
~ Laurell K. Hamilton
shoved the door open with my left hand and hugged the doorsill. It worked like a charm. My gun was pointing at the bad guy's chest. Except his hands were already in the air, and he was smiling at me. "Don't shoot," he said. "It's Edward." I
~ Laurell K. Hamilton
Have you ever tried nodding good morning to people while naked and holding a small arsenal of weapons?
~ Laurell K. Hamilton
And I haven't even told you the best part. "He's British.
~ Lauren Weisberger
I said this with the exuberance of telling an infertile couple that they were having twins.
~ Lauren Weisberger
looking about as pleased as if I'd just announced that I had tested positive for syphilis.
~ Lauren Weisberger
The woman in purple subjected Jack to a critical inspection. "You must be Jack. Jane succeeded in part of her mission, at least." And then: "You don't look at all as I expected." "Fewer horns?" said Jack tersely.
~ Lauren Willig