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title: "100 Startled Quotes by 90 authors"
description: "Browse 100 Startled quotes by 90 authors. Discover the best Startled sayings and thoughts."
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> [“I turned round and Jeeves shied like a startled mustang.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-g-wodehouse-3/i-turned-round-and-jeeves-shied-like-a-startled-mustang/)

[P G Wodehouse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-g-wodehouse-3/)

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> [“the room and her appearance startled him.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beth-brower/the-room-and-her-appearance-startled-him/)

[Beth Brower](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beth-brower/)

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> [Vaisey looked like a startled earwig.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louise-rennison/vaisey-looked-like-a-startled-earwig/)

[Louise Rennison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louise-rennison/)

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> [“When you're scared, you stay as you are!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-richards/when-you-re-scared-you-stay-as-you-are/)

[Stephen Richards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-richards/)

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> [I'm still startled when people ask me for writing advice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ayobami-adebayo/i-m-still-startled-when-people-ask-me-for-writing-advice/)

[Ayobami Adebayo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ayobami-adebayo/)

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> [I am startled when people are themselves and are not my thoughts of them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-brodkey/i-am-startled-when-people-are-themselves-and-are-not-my-thoughts-of/)

[Harold Brodkey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-brodkey/)

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> [“Even his hair seemed more startled than usual.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-perkins/even-his-hair-seemed-more-startled-than-usual/)

[Stephanie Perkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-perkins/)

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> [I wish I was like you! You know startled by direct sunlight.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dylan-moran/i-wish-i-was-like-you-you-know-startled-by-direct-sunlight/)

[Dylan Moran](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dylan-moran/)

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> [A small laugh startled me and I looked over to see her actually smiling. Making her do that more often was a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abbi-glines/a-small-laugh-startled-me-and-i-looked-over-to-see-her-actually/)

[Abbi Glines](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abbi-glines/)

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> [A person is always startled when he hears himself seriously called an old man for the first time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-wendell-holmes-sr-2/a-person-is-always-startled-when-he-hears-himself-seriously-called-an/)

[Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oliver-wendell-holmes-sr-2/)

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> [That she won the game startled me cold. The way she won, the pattern of her thought on the chessboard, charmed me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-bach/that-she-won-the-game-startled-me-cold-the-way-she-won-the-pattern-of/)

[Richard Bach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-bach/)

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> [“Those eyes startled me I swear they saw straight to the core of my fractured, hungry, wild soul.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melody-lee/those-eyes-startled-me-i-swear-they-saw-straight-to-the-core-of-my/)

[Melody Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melody-lee/)

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> [“they sleep, they can be startled, even there in the soothing of the heart, like waves on the shore around them.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-atwood/they-sleep-they-can-be-startled-even-there-in-the-soothing-of-the/)

[Margaret Atwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-atwood/)

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> [“Startled, I flinched "What are you doing?" "Keeping you from going postal." "You're doing it wrong.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-b-gregg/startled-i-flinched-what-are-you-doing-keeping-you-from-going-postal/)

[L.B. Gregg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-b-gregg/)

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> [He cocked his head to the side. "Did he die well?" "He died screaming." Charlotte's bluntness startled Tessa. "What a beautiful thing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassandra-clare/he-cocked-his-head-to-the-side-did-he-die-well-he-died-screaming/)

[Cassandra Clare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassandra-clare/)

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> [If I'm out shopping and someone talks to me, I get startled, as I'm not a natural celebrity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-weston/if-i-m-out-shopping-and-someone-talks-to-me-i-get-startled-as-i-m-not/)

[Simon Weston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-weston/)

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> [“She had a slow, deliberate way of walking -- as if she had once been startled into precipitate action and had regretted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirley-hazzard/she-had-a-slow-deliberate-way-of-walking-as-if-she-had-once-been/)

[Shirley Hazzard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirley-hazzard/)

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> [I came on the old and best ways of writing through ignorance and experiment and was startled when truths leaped out of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-bradbury/i-came-on-the-old-and-best-ways-of-writing-through-ignorance-and/)

[Ray Bradbury](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-bradbury/)

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> [“needed to be prepared. "I can see your boot marks in the snow!" The thunder of Balin's voice startled Astrid. Even though…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mande-matthews/needed-to-be-prepared-i-can-see-your-boot-marks-in-the-snow-the/)

[Mande Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mande-matthews/)

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> [Some years ago, I was introduced to Nicole Kidman and I curtseyed! I'm sure she doesn't remember but she looked a bit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tara-fitzgerald/some-years-ago-i-was-introduced-to-nicole-kidman-and-i-curtseyed-i-m/)

[Tara Fitzgerald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tara-fitzgerald/)

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> [Once you have become permanently startled, as I am, by the realization that we are a social species, you tend to keep…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lewis-thomas/once-you-have-become-permanently-startled-as-i-am-by-the-realization/)

[Lewis Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lewis-thomas/)

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> [I get startled really easily, so I hate horror films. I have to close my eyes when I think something is going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leigh-lezark/i-get-startled-really-easily-so-i-hate-horror-films-i-have-to-close/)

[Leigh Lezark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leigh-lezark/)

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> [“For a moment a phrase tried to take shape in my mouth and my lips parted like a dumb man’s, as though…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/f-scott-fitzgerald/for-a-moment-a-phrase-tried-to-take-shape-in-my-mouth-and-my-lips/)

[F. Scott Fitzgerald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/f-scott-fitzgerald/)

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> [“Holmes was for the moment as startled as I. His hand closed like a vice upon my wrist in his agitation. Then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-conan-doyle-sir/holmes-was-for-the-moment-as-startled-as-i-his-hand-closed-like-a/)

[Arthur Conan Doyle Sir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-conan-doyle-sir/)

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> [“Roman’s big hands separated the globes of his ass so he could see the little pink hole that was fluttering in nervous…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sloane-kennedy/roman-s-big-hands-separated-the-globes-of-his-ass-so-he-could-see-the/)

[Sloane Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sloane-kennedy/)

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> [“was awakened abruptly just after dawn by a tiny stinging sensation on top of my head. I blinked and put up a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/was-awakened-abruptly-just-after-dawn-by-a-tiny-stinging-sensation-on/)

[Diana Gabaldon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diana-gabaldon/)

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> [“A sharp rap at her window startled her even further, and her blood rushed in a charge from her head to her…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frankie-rose/a-sharp-rap-at-her-window-startled-her-even-further-and-her-blood/)

[Frankie Rose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frankie-rose/)

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> [“Faye burst into the room. She ignored Homer and went straight to the couch. Now what in hell's the matter?" she exploded.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/faye-burst-into-the-room-she-ignored-homer-and-went-straight-to-the/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [What are you doing?" "Ya!" said Jane, whirling around, her hands held up menacingly. It was Mr. Nobley with coat, hat, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shannon-hale/what-are-you-doing-ya-said-jane-whirling-around-her-hands-held-up-2/)

[Shannon Hale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shannon-hale/)

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> [“It's only thunder." "It just startled me," she said, her eyes on his. "I'm not afraid of storms.' "Let's see." Still, he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-roberts/it-s-only-thunder-it-just-startled-me-she-said-her-eyes-on-his-i-m/)

[Nora Roberts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-roberts/)

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> [“You're suddenly quiet." He watched her swallow. "I don't understand how you do this to me." He leaned in slightly. His hair…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-addison-allen/you-re-suddenly-quiet-he-watched-her-swallow-i-don-t-understand-how/)

[Sarah Addison Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-addison-allen/)

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> [“For you, a thousand times over," I heard myself say.Then I turned and ran.It was only a smile, nothing more. It didn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/for-you-a-thousand-times-over-i-heard-myself-say-then-i-turned-and/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [“Nothing but the sight of blood upon his dark face would ease the pain in her heart. She lunged for him, swift…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-mitchell/nothing-but-the-sight-of-blood-upon-his-dark-face-would-ease-the-pain/)

[Margaret Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-mitchell/)

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> [“Thoroughly ruffled, Rachel turned her back on the source of her annoyance and started for the door. She could feel his gaze…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-robards/thoroughly-ruffled-rachel-turned-her-back-on-the-source-of-her/)

[Karen Robards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karen-robards/)

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> [“With Marlboro Man’s strong hands massaging my tired shoulders, I walked in front of him down the narrow porch toward the driveway,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ree-drummond/with-marlboro-man-s-strong-hands-massaging-my-tired-shoulders-i-2/)

[Ree Drummond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ree-drummond/)

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> [“But not you, O girl, nor yet his mother, stretched his eyebrows so fierce with expectation. Not for your mouth, you who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rainer-maria-rilke/but-not-you-o-girl-nor-yet-his-mother-stretched-his-eyebrows-so/)

[Rainer Maria Rilke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rainer-maria-rilke/)

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> [“He stood staring down at her a second before raking his hand through his hair. “What the devil am I—Damnation!” “Probably,” Evelyn…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/connie-brockway/he-stood-staring-down-at-her-a-second-before-raking-his-hand-through/)

[Connie Brockway](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/connie-brockway/)

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> [“Everything went black in the shocking folds of his embrace. She was very startled and near to sobbing. 'Caw, caw,' echoed his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angela-carter/everything-went-black-in-the-shocking-folds-of-his-embrace-she-was/)

[Angela Carter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angela-carter/)

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> [“A pale blob appeared on the other side of the glass. Evrial yelped and jumped backward faster than a dog bit by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lindsay-buroker/a-pale-blob-appeared-on-the-other-side-of-the-glass-evrial-yelped-and/)

[Lindsay Buroker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lindsay-buroker/)

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> [“I’m not Hispanic, I’m His panic. Who is He? He is the startled.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/i-m-not-hispanic-i-m-his-panic-who-is-he-he-is-the-startled/)

[Jarod Kintz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarod-kintz/)

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