Quotes About Surprise

He clicked through a dozen of them until he found a picture of a dark, curly haired woman, ample, smiling, appearing much younger than sixty, so familiar-looking that he was immediately attracted to her simply because he found familiarity, rare these days, so comforting. He opened her ad and realized he was staring at a picture of his wife,

Alex was delighted and astonished with her mother for behaving as a mother should for once.

I would dearly love to remove this beard. It itches." Serena's relief was apparent in her escaped breath and shy smile. "I should like to see thee without it." Then, as if realizing what she had disclosed, her eyes grew round and she clapped her hand over her mouth. His deep chuckle followed her as she turned and fled the room.

This is the danger of reading. One never knows what will be stumbled upon, what old embers may leap again to flame. p 241

Yes, I had known him all my life - and then we met.

is the hornets' home. If you knock it

to express our dream about life in words is not easy but to show it with an example will surprise a lot of people and give them a shock.

He turned away for a moment, smacked by the beauty of complete surprise.

RATS-IN-A-POKE!

Inspiration is very nice when you get it. It's like being given a present you weren't expecting. You don't hand the present back and say, 'My birthday's not till November.' You take it and run.

De mensen zijn zo consequent als een toverbal en zo voorspelbaar als een tsunami en soms deugen ze opeens.

You really got him!" Gertie yelled. "Holy crap! I ate a bug. Jeez, someone get some mouthwash. Gah! I ate another one.

Ida Belle nodded. "All sorts of things rose out of the ground during Edgar. Why, my mother's coffin popped straight up out of the grave and cruised down Main Street. I always said you couldn't keep Moter down

Is this what it's like for you—you walk in on naked people?" he asked. "The kind of people who you never, ever want to see naked in the first place?" "It happens more often than you'd think," I said. "No wonder you shoot people and blow up things," he said. "That is no way to live.

She's got a squirrel in her drawers, you idiot. She's not on fire!

Ida Belle grabbed the purse, her arms dropping a bit, then set it on the coffee table. I leaned over as she pulled out a small retail store. Nine-

I stared at her in dismay. "You expect me to shop, too? Good God. Is the apocalypse happening and I missed the Rider of Death?

That man tried to steal my purse!" "You should have just let him have it. You could have gotten hurt." "He's the one who got hurt. I have three cans of Vienna sausages in here." Rose started to ask her friend why she had Vienna sausages in her purse, then shook her head. "Never mind. Let's go get you some lunch.

Oh.' 'Veneering. The retired judge. Friend, no

Amy planted a glass of brandy beside the bride's cornflakes.

Almost I took you as husband, love. Then you left me. I took surprise for husband instead.

The most likely moment for something incredible to happen to me was the moment I was most certain nothing ever would.

Keep your eyes peeled. You might just see Christmas yet

Failure was startling, really. So startling that I hardly noticed it at all.