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Quotes About Surprise

the people who arrive to us from nowhere and nothing are only ever that: a gift, received without having known to ask, with only the wonder of how life delivers and delivers.
~ Nicole Krauss
I always secretly looked forward to nothing going as planned. That way, I wasn't limited by my imagination. That way, anything can, and always did, happen.
~ Nigel Davis
Happiness always takes us by surprise, or perhaps it is not happiness. It is one's unhappiness diminished in size.
~ Nirmal Verma
WHAT? YOU AGAIN?' he shouted in capital letters.
~ Noel Langley
Oh, for heaven's sake, Harper, I didn't just pee on the floor. My water broke.' 'What water?' He blinked, then went pale as a corpse. ' That water. Oh, God. Oh, Jesus. Oh, shit. Sit. Sit, or... I'll get-' An ambulance. The marines. 'My mother.
~ Nora Roberts
What's an adventure if you know all the steps before you take them?
~ Nora Roberts
Fate. You could never anticipate it.
~ Nora Roberts
So we ate some smoke, so what?" "You lost most of your eyebrows." Stunned, she pressed her fingers above her eyes. "Shit! Why didn't you tell me?" "It's a look.
~ Nora Roberts
You're going to blow his socks off!
~ Nora Roberts
What the hell are you doing here? A typical Grant Campbell welcome.
~ Nora Roberts
Philip ripped at the wrapper of the plain, inadequately thin Hershey bar. No almonds. I don't care for nuts. You proved that when you slammed your foot between the legs of your friend this evening.
~ Nora Roberts
Love sought is good, but given unsought is better. —WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
~ Nora Roberts
You're going to need this, she said, and pulled out a condom. At some point, we're also going to need a defibrillator and a fire extinguisher. Promises, promises.
~ Nora Roberts
The second surprise came on the heels of the first when she noted the only thing keeping her from rolling off the bed was the arm that Shawn had banded around her. He'd sprawled himself in the middle of the mattress, shoving her to the outer edge. But, she thought, at least he was considerate enough to see that she stayed there and didn't fall on her face.
~ Nora Roberts
He [Ryan] narrowed his eyes. You know, Dr. Jones, I don't think you're pretending to be thick. You just don't get it. Yes, I want to live in this house. It's a good spot to raise children. Look at that, you went white as a ghost. God, that's one of the things I love about you. You're always so shocked when someone interrupts the logic. And I love you, Miranda, beyond sense.
~ Nora Roberts
It's always seemed to me things are more exciting when you're not looking and you find them.
~ Nora Roberts
Well, Ms. Fontaine, you look damn good for a dead woman. Her response was to narrow her eyes, arch a brow. If that's some sort of cop humor, I'm afraid you'll have to translate.
~ Nora Roberts
Writing had never become routine for him, but remained a constant surprise. He was always surprised at how much fun it was, once it all got moving. And never failed to be surprised at how bloody hard it was. It was like having an intense, frustrating love affair with a capricious, gorgeous, and often mean-spirited woman. He loved every moment of it.
~ Nora Roberts
Estou a tentar pensar em qualquer coisa memorável, mas é difícil quando o sangue me saiu todo da cabeça. -Experimenta. -Uau.
~ Nora Roberts
She knew I was coming to see you, so I don't think she'll be surprised
~ Nora Roberts
La madre que lo parió! —masculló, pero como estaba decidido a pillarlo por sorpresa, optó por imitar su tono alegre—. Ven, Tiburón, ven, cabroncete. Aquí, chico, ven, engendro del demonio...
~ Nora Roberts
Vai nu exist? veste mai fericit? decât cea legat? de un copil. Philip, o s? mai avem un bebe. -Ai grij? ce spui. Ultima dat? când ai zis asta, a ap?rut Emmaline dup? nou? luni. Râzând, Lucia se aÅŸez? lâng? el ÅŸi-l îmbr??i??, ap?sându-ÅŸi obrazul de al lui.
~ Nora Roberts
Åži-mi pare r?u pentru faza aceea. De fapt nu chiar, pentru c? a c?zut din senin. Bine, nu în întregime, din moment ce am simÅ£it ceva pentru el când m? aflam sub capot?. - Capot?? Poftim...Aaa, maÅŸina. Doamne numai cineva care te cunoaÅŸte de-o via?? ar putea înÅ£elege jum?tate din ceea ce spui.
~ Nora Roberts
Her voice was soft and flowing, and though he recognized it as Deep South, it seemed almost a foreign tongue after the coastal Maine cadence he'd grown used to. He wasn't a man to be pleased with having a magnolia blossom tossed on his doorstep. When she opened her eyes and smiled at him, Grant wished fervently he'd never opened the door.
~ Nora Roberts