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Quotes About Surprise

Mama had never said anything of her family having such wealth, not once, in all our years of suffering. But then again, neither had she told me she had a sister. I should not be surprised. She'd kept so many secrets. But this . . . Why had she said nothing of this?
~ Megan Chance
Then a lightning bolt shot straight through my skivvies. Sha-ZAM!
~ Megan McCafferty
HOLY MOTHER. WAS THAT A FACE?
~ Megan McCafferty
All of a sudden, Frank gagged, then BLUCK! He spewed a spurting stream of chunky blue upchuck. Before you could say Scream Monster, she, Judy Moody, was covered in blue.
~ Megan McDonald
SCAT!" Stink swatted the sandwich out of Judy's hand. He flipped it over. Stink jumped up and pointed. "Oogley-boogley, ugh, ugh, ugh! Judy stared at something brown and squishy on the bottom of her sandwich. "What IS that?" "It's scat! As in doo-doo! Dung! Manure! POOP!" He showed her his sandwich, smeared with brown goo. Judy and Stink hopped up and leaped as far away as they could, falling off their giant teacup and screaming "AGHHHHH!
~ Megan McDonald
Squeenk! Ribbet!
~ Megan McDonald
A horrible night might be hidden in a beautiful morning!
~ Mehmet Murat Ildan
Do not always run away from the darkness! Remember the beautiful lakes which are hidden inside the dark caves! In the least expected places, there exist the most beautiful treasures!
~ Mehmet Murat Ildan
Dwarfs can make revolutions easier than giants, because theirs will be unexpected!
~ Mehmet Murat Ildan
High intelligence is to think the unthinkable; genius is to realize the very unexpected one.
~ Mehmet Murat Ildan
Rain never understands why people hide under their umbrellas! Let us make a surprise to the rain by closing our umbrellas!
~ Mehmet Murat Ildan
Sometimes the world sits at a corner and waits for you to fail! Surprise the world!
~ Mehmet Murat Ildan
Surprise is the tool of the Devil and it is the greatest power of the evil forces!
~ Mehmet Murat Ildan
The wise man is he who is not surprised when he finds stale tea in a beautiful teapot!
~ Mehmet Murat Ildan
I like shows that have some level of intelligence to them. When it's not as predictable, when you don't know what's coming at you.
~ Mehmet Oz
What in the Wide, Wide World of Sports is a-goin' on here?
~ Mel Brooks
Surprise is one of the most universally accepted formulas for humor. A joke is a story, and a surprise ending is usually its finale.
~ Unknown
The basic two-step in humor is to (a) state some common problem, frequently with a cliché, and (b) create an unexpected ending or surprise.
~ Unknown
Does any Watcher ever know that he is suddenly watching the Slayer until that moment is announced to him?
~ Unknown
We approach the house and I wave at Jimmy. "And if he thinks he's eating with us, he's got another thing coming," my dad says. Jimmy approaches us and takes the shopping bags from me, looking inside them. "Lamb roast. Am I invited?
~ Melina Marchetta
I didn't know you had a girlfriend, Griggs." Anson Choi feigns surprise. "What's her name?" "I didn't actually catch her name," Griggs continues. "Lily," Raffaela says over her shoulder and this time I give her a sideways look. "Great to know that I'm in love with a girl with a cool name." "It's Taylor's middle name," Raffaela calls back again.
~ Melina Marchetta
I can't wait to tell him one day," she says with a giggle. "'Hey, Chaz, guess what? We knew where your precious car was all the time.' I'd like to take a photo of his face. What do you think?" "I reckon I'd smile really nicely in the photo," Santangelo says behind me, yanking me out of the way, "knowing that you'll be keeping it under your pillow for the rest of your life.
~ Melina Marchetta
I never thought meeting you would be this boring. I thought we'd put our Italian emotion into gear and scream the place down. I never expected indifference.
~ Melina Marchetta
Stani walks in later, glaring at them both. "Bloody bastards. One minute punching each other, next minute reading poetry. What's wrong with everyone this week?" Tom can tell that
~ Melina Marchetta