Quotes About Surprise

I was surprised he didn't just spit the nails into the wood like Popeye the Sailor Man.

I can't deny I was relieved. Not that I really thought something had happened to him, but occasionally bad things do happen to people I know. So far not in Jessica Fletcher epidemic proportions, but let's just say that news of the mysterious death of an acquaintance will never take me by complete surprise.

Oh my god," she said out of the blue. "Can you believe it's only three-fifteen?

I first suspected something was amiss when I exited the coffee shop on Greenup Street and was knocked down by a herd of bison.

Dragon's eyes flew open. He stared at his hand curved over the alabaster mound of a perfectly formed breast, at the delectable rose-hued nipple peeking through his fingers, up past the firm set of a certain chin and straight into honey-hued eyes that somehow failed to appear the least abashed. "Uh..." he said, which he rather thought was as articulate as any man could be expected to be under the circumstances, skald-souled or not.

How much choice did you have?" To Rycca's surprise, Cymbra laughed. "In my case, none." She sighed in mocking languor. "I still remember Wolf's deeply romantic proposal. He told me that if I did not wed him, he would kill my brother." " He what?

Funny how much I've read about this place for months—pages and pages of history. And no idea how little I knew until I came for myself.

The sofa is a mountain to climb, a valley for sleeping in, a place of ambush for surprise attacks on passing parents.

Imagine if you succeeded in making the world perfect for your children what a shock the rest of life would be for them.

It turned out that horrifying things could happen to ordinary-looking people. Unimaginable things could happen in the most regular places.

Y siempre las fechas les caían encima como una sorpresa; aunque hicieran planes y cálculos, aunque contaran los días, aunque previeran lo que iban a sentir y lucharan para evitar esta sensación o se abandonaran al deseo de anticiparla e irla fortaleciendo para asegurarle una mayor potencia de crueldad.

Me sorprendió también con qué presteza y dedicación nos entregamos al dañino ejercicio de la memoria, que a fin de cuentas nada trae de bueno y sólo sirve para entorpecer nuestro normal funcionamiento

Um Cisne Negro é, segundo uma teoria recente, um acontecimento terrível com um grande impacte que nem a ciência nem a história poderiam ter previsto e que só pode ser racionalizado a posteriori. Como o 11 de Setembro, a crise imobiliária de 2008 ou o regresso da moda das bolsas de cintura.

Una vez vi en una serie de televisión que la sorpresa es la emoción más difícil de fingir. Los mentirosos la exageran mucho, la hacen demasiado larga, cuando el efecto físico de algo que nos sorprende dura algo menos de un segundo. Ojos

Un cisne negro es, según una teoría reciente, un suceso terrible de alto impacto que ni la ciencia ni la historia podría haber anticipado, y que sólo puede ser racionalizado a posteriori. Como el 11-S, la crisis inmobiliaria de 2008 o el regreso de las riñoneras.

You are lost the instant you know what the result will be.

Y parecía sincero el hijo de puta. Usaba el repertorio más convencional del asombro para salir del asunto, salvar la ropa, decir hasta ahí nomás.

Oh, my goodness gracious! I've been bamboozled! -Jason Todd

Waiting for Prince Charming?" "Aren't all women? And you're waiting for Cinderella." "Actually," Jared said slowly, "I'm rather hoping to find the Evil Queen. I think she'd be much more fun.

Love is always unexpected

See? It's easy. Try. Try the exquisite pleasure of surprising yourself.

They'd been played. By a tuba !

Jamie was an amazing catch—or at least he would be, if he hadn't done whatever he'd done to wind up with a daughter.

The story describing the event circled the globe, thanks to the Associated Press, and brought its own surprise benefit. Hollywood took notice, and The Wolves at the Door was optioned for a movie. Only preliminary work has begun on the film, but I have every confidence that Virginia's dedication to freedom will soon appear on the silver screen.