Quotes About Surprise

I'm so proud of you!'' I gushed, a statement I've only recently come to realize can be a backhanded compliment, insinuating that the person you're proud of has had to overcome some character flaw to do whatevre they've done to make you proud, so what you're really saying is not that you're proud, but that you're suprised the person has made you proud.

Every day is ordinary, until it isn't.

Every time I open my glasses case nowadays,' he said. 'I am pleasantly surprised to find my glasses.

The wild begins where you least expect it, one step off your normal course

You could not pity anything if you weren't a man; pity was a surprise to God. It was not his invention.

I once bought my kids a set of batteries for Christmas with a note on it saying, toys not included.

It's also probably fair to say she was probably too young at thirteen to innocently open the drawer under his bed and come across a leather gas mask type thing with a leather dick attached where she presumed a nose should be, along with associated whips, gels, handcuffs and other unexplainable objects Unfortunately, once seen, never unseen and it was a lesson for her at a young age that you never know people until you've been through their drawers and computer history

she surprised herself at the strength of her grief

when we are open to face the true value of an object or person, we can sometimes be disappointed!

He who laughs has not yet heard the bad news.

What gets lost in bestowing of classical status on a work, is the book's original freshness, the element of surprise…of newness, of productive stimulus that is the hallmark of such works...the passionate quality of a great masterpiece.

unhappily, my wife is expecting me in connection with a fish

I discovered our dear poet in my office, a simple clerk.

Common sense, however it tries, cannot avoid being surprised from time to time.

My folks, checking their mailbox, were astounded to find thousands of letters awaiting them. How could they possibly

Pete opened the cellar doors.

There is nothing more refreshing for an editor than to meet a writer or read a query that takes him completely by surprise

4. Help somebody (like your mom or dad or teacher) without being asked. Now that's a nice surprise!

NOTE TO SELF: Humans tend to pop up where you least expect them-and some of them have whistles.

Gail giggled. Mrs. Brisbane

Life is what happens to you when you're making other plans.

She'd been surprised to learn it had a semi-arid climate, with cactus plants growing right beside palm trees.

What is red, white and black all over and says "Ho! Ho!"? Santa Claus after he has came down the chimney.

She was surprised to feel his hand on her arm and still more surprised-almost unbelieving-to see his fingers unclasp his identification bracelet and remove it from his arm. Silently he fumbled with the bracelet and slipped it around her right wrist. with a tiny click he snapped the clasp shut. Jane gave a gasp of astonishment and turned questioning to Stan. She was wearing his identification bracelet! The silver links on her wrist were still warm from his arm