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Surprised Quotes

People who think they know me would be surprised that my whole life doesn’t revolve around sex Picture Quote #1

What has a writer to be bombastic about? Whatever good a man may write is the consequence of accident, luck, or surprise, and nobody is more surprised than an honest writer when he makes a good phrase or says something truthful Picture Quote #1

Everybody keeps telling me how surprised they are with what I’ve done. But I’m telling you honestly that it doesn’t surprise me. I knew I could do it Picture Quote #1

I guess I’d love to be surprised by something I had never thought of Picture Quote #1

I was kind of surprised to learn how controlling I am. I never thought of myself in that way. I think the root of the control issues is usually fear, because you want to know what’s going to be happening at any given moment Picture Quote #1

Write yourself a permission slip to be surprised by someone’s potential. Who knows? One day that person could be you Picture Quote #1

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Is human nature basically good or evil? No economist can embark upon his profession without considering this question, and yet they all seem to. And they all seem to think human nature is basically good, or they wouldn’t be surprised by the effects of deregulation Picture Quote #1

There are those who think that the private lives of candidates are none of our business. But when those candidates ask us for our attention as they explain their plans for how they will represent us, no one should be surprised at our interest in how they represent themselves Picture Quote #1

The vehemence of my moral indignation surprised me. Was I beginning to have standards and principles, and, oh dear, scruples? What were they, and what would I do with them, and how much were they going to get in my way? Picture Quote #1

She was surprised at how tiny the school seemed now. She supposed it was just as big as it had ever been only her eyes had grown used to looking at bigger things Picture Quote #1

I can’t even dial one phone number right away. But you strained your own body to go and see them. I was surprised. The frightened little me had always wondered how to swim through the vast ocean, but you didn’t even want a ship. You wanted wings. I thought you were amazing Picture Quote #1

The fantastic breaks the crust of appearance … something grabs us by the shoulders to throw us outside ourselves. I have always known that the big surprises await us where we have learned to be surprised by nothing, that is, where we are not shocked by ruptures in the order Picture Quote #1

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I am like a survivor of the flood walking through the streets drenched with God surprised that all of the drowned victims are still walking and talking Picture Quote #1

I try not to be surprised. Surprise is the public face of a mind that has been closed Picture Quote #1

Norah looked at her son’s tiny face, surprised, as always, by his name. he had not grown into it yet, he still wore it like a wrist band, something that might easily slip off and disappear. She had read about people – where? she could not remember this either – who refused to name their children for several weeks, feeling them to be not yet of the earth, suspended still between two worlds Picture Quote #1

Neither the mouse nor the boy was the least bit surprised that each could understand the other. Two creatures who shared a love for motorcycles naturally spoke the same language Picture Quote #1

Did people ever stop changing? They surprised you with fresh pain. Sometimes they surprised you with happiness, but the pain was the sharper surprise. There was no way to protect yourself from it. People could always change and always hurt you. Of course it went in the other direction too, you could hurt them when you didn’t intend it and that too was out of your control Picture Quote #1

There’s a mouse in here with me. He’s sitting there in the light of the lamp, looking up at me. He seems as surprised to see me as I am to see him. There he goes. I can hear him still, scurrying about somewhere under the hayrick. I think he’s gone now. I hope he comes back. I miss him already Picture Quote #1

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I’m surprised, but I’m glad, I realise that this is what I wanted that night last week, to simply make a connection and keep hold of it Picture Quote #1

I had forgotten: this is what it feels like to live in time. The lurching forward, the sensation of falling of a cliff into darkness, and then landing abruptly, surprised, confused, and then starting the whole process again in the next moment, doing that over and over again, falling into each instant of time and then climbing back up only to repeat the process Picture Quote #1

You would be surprised what two hours of daily exercise and five hundred stomach crunches can do for you Picture Quote #1

As many authors have said, if the writer is not surprised by events, then chances are that the reader will not be either, and grow bored Picture Quote #1

We wouldn’t be alive without love we wouldn’t have survived without running maybe we shouldn’t be surprised that getting better at one could make you better at the other Picture Quote #1

If you make a deal with a fool, don’t be surprised when they act foolishly Picture Quote #1

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I learned you pay for your happiness. That’s why I don’t expect to be happy all the time. I’d rather be surprised by one moment every so often to remind me that joy is possible, even if I have to pay for it later Picture Quote #1

Godshawk looked surprised, the way that people generally do when you ask them philosophical questions in shrubberies in the middle of the night Picture Quote #1

He wasn’t surprised. He was used to this anticlimactic feeling, where by the time you’ve done all the work to get something you don’t even want it anymore Picture Quote #1

He was struck dumb at the words though he should not be surprised; his wife kept him in a perpetual state of speechlessness Picture Quote #1

Getting angry over something that won’t change is like seeing what happens if you hit your hand with a hammer over and over again, and being surprised each time when it hurts. So you might as well stop doing it Picture Quote #1

He couldn’t compare a woman to a torrentially beautiful monsoon, and then look surprised that he’d gotten wet Picture Quote #1

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People who think they know me would be surprised that my whole life doesn’t revolve around sex (Surprised Quotes) What has a writer to be bombastic about? Whatever good a man may write is the consequence of accident, luck, or surprise, and nobody is more surprised than an honest writer when he makes a good phrase or says something truthful (Surprised Quotes) Everybody keeps telling me how surprised they are with what I’ve done. But I’m telling you honestly that it doesn’t surprise me. I knew I could do it (Surprised Quotes) I guess I’d love to be surprised by something I had never thought of (Surprised Quotes) I was kind of surprised to learn how controlling I am. I never thought of myself in that way. I think the root of the control issues is usually fear, because you want to know what’s going to be happening at any given moment (Surprised Quotes) Write yourself a permission slip to be surprised by someone’s potential. Who knows? One day that person could be you (Surprised Quotes) Is human nature basically good or evil? No economist can embark upon his profession without considering this question, and yet they all seem to. And they all seem to think human nature is basically good, or they wouldn’t be surprised by the effects of deregulation (Surprised Quotes) There are those who think that the private lives of candidates are none of our business. But when those candidates ask us for our attention as they explain their plans for how they will represent us, no one should be surprised at our interest in how they represent themselves (Surprised Quotes) The vehemence of my moral indignation surprised me. Was I beginning to have standards and principles, and, oh dear, scruples? What were they, and what would I do with them, and how much were they going to get in my way? (Surprised Quotes) She was surprised at how tiny the school seemed now. She supposed it was just as big as it had ever been only her eyes had grown used to looking at bigger things (Surprised Quotes) I can’t even dial one phone number right away. But you strained your own body to go and see them. I was surprised. The frightened little me had always wondered how to swim through the vast ocean, but you didn’t even want a ship. You wanted wings. I thought you were amazing (Surprised Quotes) The fantastic breaks the crust of appearance … something grabs us by the shoulders to throw us outside ourselves. I have always known that the big surprises await us where we have learned to be surprised by nothing, that is, where we are not shocked by ruptures in the order (Surprised Quotes) I am like a survivor of the flood walking through the streets drenched with God surprised that all of the drowned victims are still walking and talking (Surprised Quotes) I try not to be surprised. Surprise is the public face of a mind that has been closed (Surprised Quotes) Norah looked at her son’s tiny face, surprised, as always, by his name. he had not grown into it yet, he still wore it like a wrist band, something that might easily slip off and disappear. She had read about people – where? she could not remember this either – who refused to name their children for several weeks, feeling them to be not yet of the earth, suspended still between two worlds (Surprised Quotes) Neither the mouse nor the boy was the least bit surprised that each could understand the other. Two creatures who shared a love for motorcycles naturally spoke the same language (Surprised Quotes) Did people ever stop changing? They surprised you with fresh pain. Sometimes they surprised you with happiness, but the pain was the sharper surprise. There was no way to protect yourself from it. People could always change and always hurt you. Of course it went in the other direction too, you could hurt them when you didn’t intend it and that too was out of your control (Surprised Quotes) There’s a mouse in here with me. He’s sitting there in the light of the lamp, looking up at me. He seems as surprised to see me as I am to see him. There he goes. I can hear him still, scurrying about somewhere under the hayrick. I think he’s gone now. I hope he comes back. I miss him already (Surprised Quotes) I’m surprised, but I’m glad, I realise that this is what I wanted that night last week, to simply make a connection and keep hold of it (Surprised Quotes) I had forgotten: this is what it feels like to live in time. The lurching forward, the sensation of falling of a cliff into darkness, and then landing abruptly, surprised, confused, and then starting the whole process again in the next moment, doing that over and over again, falling into each instant of time and then climbing back up only to repeat the process (Surprised Quotes) You would be surprised what two hours of daily exercise and five hundred stomach crunches can do for you (Surprised Quotes) As many authors have said, if the writer is not surprised by events, then chances are that the reader will not be either, and grow bored (Surprised Quotes) We wouldn’t be alive without love we wouldn’t have survived without running maybe we shouldn’t be surprised that getting better at one could make you better at the other (Surprised Quotes) If you make a deal with a fool, don’t be surprised when they act foolishly (Surprised Quotes) I learned you pay for your happiness. That’s why I don’t expect to be happy all the time. I’d rather be surprised by one moment every so often to remind me that joy is possible, even if I have to pay for it later (Surprised Quotes) Godshawk looked surprised, the way that people generally do when you ask them philosophical questions in shrubberies in the middle of the night (Surprised Quotes) He wasn’t surprised. He was used to this anticlimactic feeling, where by the time you’ve done all the work to get something you don’t even want it anymore (Surprised Quotes) He was struck dumb at the words though he should not be surprised; his wife kept him in a perpetual state of speechlessness (Surprised Quotes) Getting angry over something that won’t change is like seeing what happens if you hit your hand with a hammer over and over again, and being surprised each time when it hurts. So you might as well stop doing it (Surprised Quotes) He couldn’t compare a woman to a torrentially beautiful monsoon, and then look surprised that he’d gotten wet (Surprised Quotes)

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