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Quotes About Surprise

Joséphine as saying: "He sure is a count. I looked him up in Rome. He's got a great big family there with lots of coats of arms and everything." This was good news for black Americans who still faced racial prejudice in the United States. Probably the most surprised person was Willie Baker, who read the story in the Chicago
~ Unknown
The door opened. "We're here," said Mrs. Rogers. Aunt Myra came in. "Now!" said Amelia Bedelia. "Greetings, greetings, greetings," said the three children. "What's that about?" said Mrs. Rogers. "You said to greet Aunt Myra with Carols," said Amelia Bedelia. "Here's Carol Lee, Carol Green, and Carol Lake." "What lovely Carols," said Aunt Myra. "Thank you.
~ Peggy Parish
As mentioned earlier, the primary way to create and sustain excitement in a sexual relationship is through honesty. It provides a sense of newness and surprise that can't be matched by any of the standard gimmicks for improving a couple's sex life. NOT
~ Unknown
You're wearing a lace thong?" Dolly clapped her hands. "That's absolutely perfect for romance.
~ Unknown
He smiled, which was not at all what she'd expected. It wasn't just a polite smile, either. It was the kind that made her want to sit on the front-porch swing, if she'd had a swing, and hum romantic songs from the thirties, those terrific old songs that talked about red sails in the sunset and the glory of love.
~ Unknown
She had the look of a woman whose bra had just been snapped open.
~ Unknown
I must say this has revised my view that nothing could be worse than a wedding. There not being a wedding.
~ Unknown
Remember that that "rude awakening" which your parents and well-meaning relatives threatened you with as a kid is better than no awakening at all.
~ Perry Brass
I was surprised at how much I enjoyed meeting fans face to face. They're less scary when they aren't going nuts at a Who show. But then, so am I.
~ Pete Townshend
For someone who's been traumatized, that feeling of balance and wholeness is such a surprise, it can cause an "identity crisis." We don't recognize ourselves because we're no longer filled with shame and fear and collapse.
~ Peter A. Levine
Bleary-eyed one morning, with caffeine still missing from my system, I fumbled my way along the dusty path to the guest tents, calling out 'Good morning!' in as cheery a voice as the hour would allow (it was barely after five o'clock, and the sun had only just cracked the horizon). I heard a rhythmic thumping, getting rapidly louder, and I turned to find 1,600 pounds of pissed-off cow bearing down on me. Clearly it disagreed with my assessment of the morning.
~ Peter Allison
What was it? What could it-- His last thought was surprise.
~ Peter Benchley
The need to explain Jesus as both surprise ending and deeply connected to Israel's story drove the Gospel writers to do some creative reading. Sticking to what the Bible says wasn't their goal. Talking about Jesus was.
~ Unknown
Paul would agree, to a certain extent. He did not think that Jesus was the founder of a new religion, rather the concluding, surprise chapter to Israel's story.
~ Unknown
What is at stake is a faith that can actually remain sustainable and meaningful because it listens to the challenges of the present as we follow the God who is always out ahead of us, ready to surprise us.
~ Unknown
From Bonney's position it was as if a small fusion bomb had detonated above her, sending its billowing mushroom cloud hurtling downwards. "All this," she cried disbelievingly, "for me?
~ Peter F. Hamilton
Does it hurt?" "Fucking fuck!
~ Peter F. Hamilton
Kysandra turned to the third victim. "Prime Minister?" she said in surprise. "No, I stole his body. Don't worry about this; everything is backed up. I'll re-life later. Just get us back…Oh, bollocks, here we go again." His chest juddered as blood gushed out of his mouth; then his body went limp.
~ Peter F. Hamilton
Aunt Terannia stuck her head up through the hole. "Only me," she said briskly. Then blinked. "What is that on your arm?" "E-beam pulsor," Essie said matter-of-factly. "Far Away's favored Saturday-night special.
~ Peter F. Hamilton
leyenda de Sobek demostró que las historias no tienen por qué ser largas ni tortuosas. Lo que sí tienen que hacer es sorprendernos.
~ Peter Guber
Todo aquel que haya leído una novela o haya visto una película sabe que la historia que no sorprende está muerta de antemano.
~ Peter Guber
La narrativa surge de la violación de la expectativa».
~ Peter Guber
Hay que introducir tensión entre la expectativa y la incertidumbre.
~ Peter Guber
3. Me ha pillado en el ¡Ajá!
~ Peter Guber