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Quotes About Amazement

Over her head, Merlan grimaced at Lord Maycarpe, for they were both used to the queen's somewhat forthright manner, but instead of returning the grimace as usual, Maycarpe's gaze was fixed on Shan. Merlan had never seen such an expression on his employer's face: amazement and what looked like greed.
~ Storm Constantine
When they hit the surface, Ays had to remind himself consciously to breathe. He opened his eyes and they became filled with lights and colors. For a while, he was unable to recognise shapes with them.
~ Storm Constantine
The geysering on Enceladus is the most astonishing phenomenon we have in our solar system.
~ Carolyn Porco
All I could do was try to build a new life and find a way somehow to repair some of the damage. People had every reason to doubt my sincerity, but most of them didn't. And - given my history, it was more than I could've hoped for - forgiveness and the benefit of the doubt. It still amazes me.
~ Megan Phelps-Roper
I'd never dreamed anybody could love me the way he did. And even when he proved it to me time and again – I still could hardly believe it was true.
~ Ranata Suzuki
Living a life full of wonder provides for a wonderful life.
~ Monika Zands
Children wonder at the world. Parents wonder at their children's wonder. In so doing, we are all together young.
~ Mitch Albom
I had no idea things could taste so good! she exclaimed. This is all so delicious! Is she all right? whispered Queen Glamdis to Jack. Just crazy in a new way, Jack whispered back.
~ Nancy Farmer
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~ Carlos Ruiz Zafon
It occurs to me that there are some happenings for which the proper response is not comprehension at all, but amazement and acceptance.
~ Carol Shields
A man who listened? Had she found the eighth wonder of the world?
~ Carolyn Brown
No matter how many mysteries Nancy had solved, her friends never ceased to be amazed each time.
~ Carolyn Keene
She looked him full in the face with the most amazed expression. Even now he could not think of it without a shudder. And after a horribly long stare Alison had burst out laughing yes, laughing. She laughed so hard that she choked herself and someone had to beat her on the back. Finally she excused herself from the table. And all through that tormenting evening whenever he looked at her she gave him such a mocking smile.
~ Carson McCullers
And sometimes when you witness a miracle it makes you believe that anything is possible.
~ Cecelia Ahern
Yikes. Yahoo. Yum.
~ Charlaine Harris
He looked like he'd just seen the Ghost of You Better Shut Your Mouth...
~ Charlaine Harris
She(Pam) said you had a habit of killing the bartenders of Fangtasia, Felicia said, her lovely doe eyes wide with amazement. She said I must come to beg your mercy. But you just seem like a human, to me.
~ Charlaine Harris
Intenté recoger mi mandíbula del suelo antes de que se diese cuenta de lo pasmada que me había dejado.
~ Charlaine Harris
Life never becomes a habit to me. It's always a marvel.
~ Katherine Mansfield
It is human nature to believe that the phenomena we know are the only ones that exist," Marie wrote, "and whenever some chance discovery extends the limits of our knowledge we are filled with amazement." She was talking about radioactivity, but she could almost have been talking about the supernatural: "We cannot become accustomed to the idea that we live in a world that is revealed to us only in a restricted portion of its manifestations.
~ Kathleen Krull
Seriously?" Spartacus looked amazed. "I thought this looked the same to everyone. We're in a massive library that stretches all the way to the sky. It's beautiful, with oak and teak shelves, gorgeous patterns in the wood, and beautiful books. There's endless amounts to read and look at.
~ Kaza Kingsley
And I've never really had to get to the point of saying, "I'm now going to write a song." I've never ever done that. When I first knew I could do it, I wondered if I could do another one. Then I found they were rolling off my fingers like pearls. I never had any difficulty in writing songs. It was a sheer pleasure. And a wonderful gift that I didn't know I had. It amazes me.
~ Keith Richards
Now and then there comes a crash of thunder in a storm, and we look up with amazement when he sets the heavens on a blaze with his lightning.
~ C. H. Spurgeon
we should not be amazed that God ordered the death of the Canaanites, but rather we should stand in amazement that he lets anyone live.
~ C. S. Cowles