Quotes About Surprise

No one expected a renewal of war in the lifetime of the generation that had known its horror and its squalors.

In prose... at any moment the door will open, someone will enter, something will happen. In poetry, the description itself must happen.

All'aeroporto Si corrono incontro a braccia spalancate, esclamano ridendo: Finalmente! finalmente!. Entrambi indossano abiti invernali, cappelli caldi, sciarpe, guanti, scarpe pesanti, ma solo ai nostri occhi. Ai loro – sono nudi.

A hanged sparrow! Who would ever think of hanging a sparrow? It's like flavoring borscht with two mushrooms instead of just one—it's too much!

PoszedÅ'em do modnego sklepu Ostende i kupiÅ'em parÄ™ bucików ?óÅ'tych, które okazaÅ'y siÄ™ za ciasne. WróciÅ'em wiÄ™c do sklepu i wymieniÅ'em tÄ™ parÄ™ na innÄ…, tego samego fasonu i numeru i w ogóle identycznÄ… pod ka?dym wzglÄ™dem, która okazaÅ'a siÄ™ równie ciasna. Bywa, i? sobÄ… zdumiewam siebie.

Photons have mass? I didn't even know they were Catholic.

Maugham then offers the greatest advice anyone could give to a young author: At the end of an interrogation sentence, place a question mark. You'd be surprised how effective it can be.

I foresee death by culture shock.

I am thankful for laughter, except when milk comes out of my nose..

There's a snake in my butt!

How to make God laugh. Tell him your future plans.

Duelo de ingenio con el inspector Ford El secuestro extravagante Os quiere, Kermit. P.S. Esto no es una broma. Adjunto una broma para que podáis apreciar la diferencia

But as I would later learn, Soon-Yi was not just a diamond in the rough but round cut and flawless

Dios (Una comedia) DIABETES: Creí que volvíais a Nueva York. WENDY: Ya sabes cómo es el destino.

Justo castigo Es verdad que tengo cierta facilidad de palabra y puedo sostener una conversación sobre un repertorio amplio de temas, pero me pilló por sorpresa que aquella soberbiamente proporcionada aparición reparase en mis exiguas dotes de forma tan rápida y completa.

Justo castigo -¡Dios mío, las cosas que me pasan!

What people who don't write don't understand is that they think you make up the line consciously — but you don't. It proceeds from your unconscious. So it's the same surprise to you when it emerges as it is to the audience when the comic says it. I don't think of the joke and then say it. I say it and then realize what I've said. And I laugh at it, because I'm hearing it for the first time myself.

To say that I was blown away by Mort Sahl—it would be like when I first tasted spare ribs.

the suggestion caught me mid egg rolls

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Jesus, Mary, Muhammad and Vishnu, how good to see you Richard Parker!

A great literary work can be completely, completely unpredictable. Which can sometimes make them very hard to read, but it gives them a great originality.

I thought I knew not only her habits but also her limits. This display of ferocity, of savage courage, made me realize that I was wrong. All my life I had known only a part of her.

Christopher Kenworthy