Quotes About Surprise

We assume so much, don't we? We assume that our children are going to be reasonable. We assume they're going to see things as we see them. And then suddenly we discover that they can look at things quite differently.

Families come in different ways... sometimes they are given to you, but sometimes you find them yourself, unexpectedly, as you go through life.

It transpired that he was an electricity thief. We would have imagined many things of which he might be guilty—many unspeakable things…

Time and time again people showed better qualities than we might dare to hope for, sometimes against all expectation.

the odd small goat, surprised by so much unaccustomed water, died from disgust.

Rhett glanced over his shoulder as if there had been a sound. His eyes met hers, and surprise stiffened his lithe body. For a long immeasurable moment the two of them looked at each other while the space between them widened. Then blandness smoothed Rhett's face as he touched two fingers to his hat brim in salute. Scarlett lifted her hand.

What the deuce does the fellow mean by getting trap-doors made without first consulting you? Trap-doors!

The performance is over." The audience got up. "It's time to put on your fur coats and go home." They looked round. But it turned out that there were no fur coats and no homes.

and that's the blank unholy suprise of it.

Loss of resilience can come as a surprise, because the system usually is paying much more attention to its play than to its playing space.

this. Surprised

43 MIDNIGHT DISCOVERY

Secrets could never be rushed. They had to come of their own accord, on their own schedule. That way ,when they came , the offered themselves as a gift.

You really love to gossip, don't you?" he asked, wishing she had brought him a glass of wine. "Yes, I suppose I do," she answered, sounding surprised at the realization. "You think that's why I love reading novels so much?

Meaning?" Shane asked. "That I think it would be fun to put Brooke and Drake in a box and shake them up together to see what kind of noise they make," Michael suggested, giving in to his laughter.

When he did, Casey saw a real guy with a sense of humor peeking through. Truthfully, he liked the fact that Stedman was seriously protecting Alexa. Go figure.

Shaney is a prince?" Sara squeaked the question. "Why does no one tell me these things? This is my kingdom, but I don't know what's going on.

Shortly thereafter, some friends encouraged me to try out for the Miss South Carolina World beauty pageant. To my surprise, I won - and was sent to New York City to compete nationally.

Cosmo poked his head back through the wall. He barked twice at Kaz, then disappeared again.

I nearly clutched my bosom and gasped like Melanie from Twelve Oaks. But of course I didn't. ~ Dorothea Benton Frank, The Hurricane Sisters

This was love, and I was astonished by its power.

the Devil danced all over the place in his beautiful eyes. You never knew what kind of surprise he had for you, just to make you laugh.

Miss Trudie said, "Well, like my momma used to say, butter my butt and call me a biscuit. This takes the cake.

Not a thing had happened the way she had planned, no, not a single thing! But it seemed to her she had never been so happy in her life.