Quotes About Surprise

Love didn't necessarily look the way you expected it to.

She was astonished, and at the same time she knew. There were many things in life like that. You couldn't imagine it, and then it happened and you couldn't really imagine it hadn't.

There was love expressed in the places you usually forget to look.

Tibby was shaking her head. What? Bailey asked. Nothing. Just that you suprise me every day, Tibby said. Bailey smiled at her. I like that you let yourself be suprised.

I like that you let yourself be surprised

Even exciting places are boring most of the time. Wars. Movie sets. Emergency rooms.

When you jump for joy, beware that no one moves the ground from beneath your feet. —Stanislaw J. Lec

Ee-ai-ee-ai-YEOW!

I followed Margo into the kitchen. "I want some friddiggity for dessert." she announced. "What's friddiggity?" Mom asked. "Dog diggity fridge," Claire replied. Dad spun around. "The dog's in the fridge?" As Byron fell off his chair in hysterics, Adam yanked open the refrigerator and gasped. "Pow's frozen solid!" Poor Claire turned bone-white.

What I didn't figure was that I'd be eating dinner with the Stepsister from the Black Lagoon.

It wasn't at all what I expected. I guess I've seen too many Fawlty Towers reruns with Mom, so I had pictured a run-down place with eccentric characters running around. The Cardington was as modern and comfy as a Holiday Inn.

Well, what do you think about my idea? Four open-mouthed stares answered me. My friends had become the Great American Gapers Association. GAGA.

One … two … thr—Hello? Is Liz Lewis there, please? … Oh, hi, Liz. My name is—Candy. Candy Kane…. No, no joke….

Seated on the (closed) toilet, she saw Gabbie, who's almost three, holding a mirror and carefully applying a streak of green eye shadow in a long line from one eye, across her nose, to her other eye. She looked like a cavewoman.

Myriah and Gabbie jumped up from the table. We know White Christmas, said Myriah. And I'll Be Home for Christmas. Claudia was surprised. They did? What about the simple songs like Jingle Bells or Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer? But the Perkins girls know a lot of long, grown-up songs, and sure enough they knew both of these word for word. They performed them with hand motions and everything.

thought for sure someone would screech or gasp or fall off the bed.

took the inchworm off my shoulder and put it on Sally's pillow to see how she'd react.

Kristy had a cow.

I just love checking our mailbox. There is something about getting mail that is exciting. Going out to the box each afternoon is sometimes the highlight of my day.

Oh, goody! The doorbell.

Our brightest blazes of gladness are commonly kindled by unexpected sparks.

Pleasure is seldom found where it is sought. Our brightest blazes are commonly kindled by unexpected sparks.

They groaned, they stirred, they all uprose, Nor spake, nor moved their eyes; It had been strange, even in a dream, To have seen those dead men rise.

Ella almost cried out in relief upon seeing him. Conrad released her hand and spun around to see who'd interrupted his bullying. "Afternoon