I would like to please the reader, and I think that surprise has to be an element of this, and that may… — John Ashbery Copy Share Image
“AAAAIIIE! You're the guy with the things, and the thing that does that thing, and then you did that one thing! Oh,… — Howard Tayler Copy Share Image
The free market allowed shock jocks to flourish, and millions of listeners apparently enjoyed the rant. — Christine Pelosi Copy Share Image
When I arrived in America, I experienced serious culture shock. For someone with a religious upbringing, the 1960s were an extremely difficult… — Feisal Abdul Rauf Copy Share Image
The ring, the call, the surprise, the shock that you have out-of-doors - be always looking for the unexpected in nature, do… — Charles Webster Hawthorne Copy Share Image
I think even when homeowners love their room, it's still a shock, because you left your house, went to sleep, came home… — Paige Davis Copy Share Image
“The shock of failures has only one reason, not being prepared for it.” — Vikrmn: CA Vikram Verma Copy Share Image
That's the shock: All cliches are true. The years really do speed by. Life really is as short as they tell you… — David Bowie Copy Share Image
When I played the Shins, I changed someone's life. When I play Belle and Sebastian in a pivotal scene in my next… — Zach Braff Copy Share Image
All still when summer is over stand shocks in the field, nothing left to whisper, not even good-bye, to the wind. After… — William Stafford Copy Share Image
“I drew a deep breath, trying to think of something to say, then pulled a handkerchief from my pocket and gave it… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
I was first in Sydney in 1993, and have been a few times since then. For someone who didn't know Australia, it… — Colm Toibin Copy Share Image
I believe very much in a dialogue between buildings - I believe it's always been there. I think buildings have different identities… — Richard Rogers Copy Share Image
Toby smiled and started to speak, but Josh adjusted his hold on Tank and reached back, covering Toby's mouth. "Wait," Grace said.… — Jill Shalvis Copy Share Image
I suppose the shock of recognition is one of the nastiest shocks of all. — Donna Tartt Copy Share Image
When individuals approach one another with deep purposes on both sides they seldom come at once to the matter which they have… — Nathaniel Hawthorne Copy Share Image
Will’s eyes met Tessa’s as she came closer, almost tripping again over the torn hem of her gown. For a moment, they… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
“Earth that is electrified by the electrical utility system is a known human health hazard.” — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
“Edward Gibbon, in his classic work on the fall of the Roman Empire, describes the Roman era's declension as a place where… — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
Light shows are sort of a meditative kind of experience, you know. It is not like a shock. — Jerry Garcia Copy Share Image
There is, though, nothing that prepares us for the worst things in our life. There is nothing you can do to stop… — James Frey Copy Share Image
Just as there are rocks which receive the constant shock and spray, the battering of waves, so there are heads about which… — Rosamond Marshall Copy Share Image
