The march of human progress seemed mainly a matter of getting over that initial shock of being here. — Barbara Kingsolver Copy Share Image
But when I first got cancer, after the initial shock and the fear and paranoia and crying and all that goes with… — Herbie Mann Copy Share Image
His was not the hatred that arises suddenly like a storm and as suddenly abates. It was, once the initial shock of… — Mervyn Peake Copy Share Image