Quotes About Surprise

Once Spencer was safely out of the shop, John yanked her around to face him and said, 'What the hell do you think you're doing?' Before she had a chance to answer him, Alex showed up at his side, grabbed Emma similarly and hissed, 'What the hell do you think you're doing?' Persephone looked at Dunford and smiled, waiting for her turn, but much to her disappointment, he just stood there and glared at all three women.

Happiness isn't happiness unless there's a violin-playing goat.

Do you think he's the murderer?" "It's worse than that -- he's an actor!

I got pregnant at 40 by surprise. It's funny, because when we found out we were pregnant, I said, 'Okay, let's experience that.' You just have to just go with it because it's rare.

How astounding that life can be so cruel one moment, and so generous the next.

Maybe there is someone in your future who will change everything. Maybe there will be gifts that will surprise you. Live for it. Dream of it. Or if you already have it, treasure it.

Sometimes life is cruel, and at times it can seem rather pointless and tragic. But occasionally and surprisingly, certain hardships can lead us down a new path we never could have imagined.

Metallic trees. That's new. If you see any steel dryads, be sure to tell me so I can run away screaming.

Our eyes met across the crowded room, like in the movies, except we didn't share a knowing smile and race into each other's arms. Instead I fell into the trash can.

Stargazing is the story of a happy family plunged into an unexpected drama: it's poignant, warm, and unpredictable. I enjoyed it hugely.' -- Julie Cohen

Distract him? What the hell was I supposed to do? Strip naked and do the hula?

How weird man that your name is Howard Mann

So the end may be a long time coming, but that doesn't mean it doesn't have a way of sneaking up on you.

Anderswo, morgen, das sind für Sie immer noch magische Worte. Aber sie werden entdecken: anderswo, das ist hier, und morgen haben wir bereits.

The best jokes are uncalled-for.

Vos no elegís la lluvia que te va a calar hasta los huesos cuando salís de un concierto.

hasta lo inesperado acaba en costumbre cuando se ha aprendido a soportar.

no es nominalismo, no es magia, solamente que las cosas no se pueden variar así de pronto, a veces las cosas viran brutalmente y cuando usted esperaba la bofetada a la derecha.

Y era tan natural cruzar la calle, subir los peldaños del puente, entrar en su delgada cintura y acercarme a la Maga que sonreía sin sorpresa, convencida como yo de que un encuentro casual era lo menos casual en nuestras vidas, y que la gente que se da citas precisas es la misma que necesita papel rayado para escribirse o que aprieta desde abajo el tubo de dentífrico.

Lo verdaderamente nuevo da miedo o maravilla.

como siempre al acecho esperando algo, agazapado para dar uno de esos saltos absurdos de los que salimos todos lastimados.

Y era tan natural cruzar la calle, subir los peldaños del puente, entrar en su delgada cintura y acercarme a la Maga que sonreía sin sorpresa, convencida como yo de que un encuentro casual era lo menos casual en nuestras vidas

Como el sultán no tiene miedo de la Muerte, sale a su vez y echa a caminar y detrás del rosal encuentra a la Muerte y le dice: "¿Por qué le hiciste un gesto de amenaza a mi jardinero a quien yo tanto quiero?". Y la Muerte le contesta: "No hice un gesto de amenaza, hice un gesto de sorpresa al verlo porque tengo que encontrarlo esta noche en Samarcanda".

She would smile and show no surprise, convinced as she was, the same as I, that casual meetings are apt to be just the opposite, and that people who make dates are the same kind who need lines on their writing paper, or who always squeeze up from the bottom on a tube of toothpaste.