I'm one of those writers who, when writing, believes she's god-and that she hasn't bestowed free will on any of her characters.… — Lynn Abbey Copy Share Image
I'm a New Yorker, so I have the sort of tough vein that's naturally bred into me. In general, I'm a nice… — Rosario Dawson Copy Share Image
The moment we make up our minds that we are going on with this determination to exalt God overall, we step out… — Aiden Wilson Tozer Copy Share Image
Delicious... Everything I'd hoped for in a new Wild Cards book. The character interactions and plot twists have exactly the complexity, surprise,… — Austin Grossman Copy Share Image
It's great to surprise people. If you do the same thing all over again, which people expect you to do, they're going… — Martin Garrix Copy Share Image
Music helps set a romantic mood. Imagine her surprise when you say, "We don't need a stereo - I have an accordion." — Martin Mull Copy Share Image
Let the vow of this day keep itself wildly and wholly Spoken and silent, surprise you inside your ears Sleeping and waking,… — Jane Hirshfield Copy Share Image
The only thing that should astonish us is that anything can yet astonish us. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
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It almost takes people by surprise when I'm not a big talker. Because I'm known as being sort of a loud mouth.… — Natalie Maines Copy Share Image
I think, in Japan, animation isn't relegated to being a genre unto itself. It's just a medium by which you can tell… — Pete Docter Copy Share Image
I think the movie business is in trouble. It's all movies that you've seen before. Everything's a remake; they want things that… — Graydon Carter Copy Share Image
You think you're developing and getting better and then you see something you did years ago. Looking at your early work.. sometimes… — Andrew Wyeth Copy Share Image
It surprises me constantly that my sometimes-unorthodox approach has such a large following, but I'm very grateful to my readers for allowing… — Grant Morrison Copy Share Image
I'm not sure that it's possible to write a novel about people who don't transgress or stumble, people who don't surprise themselves… — Tom Perrotta Copy Share Image
We couldn't have known - who could've predicted what happened in American politics in the 2016? The rise of racism again, or… — George Pelecanos Copy Share Image
I basically expect anything. Isn't that wild? I used to surprise myself a lot: certain moves, how I'd get out of trouble.… — Michael Jordan Copy Share Image
The pleasure in traveling consists of the obstacles, the fatigue, and even the danger. What charm can anyone find in an excursion… — Theophile Gautier Copy Share Image
They also work as half-hours. The stories are all different but include elements of revenge, or the supernatural, or some sort of… — Bryan Brown Copy Share Image
My paint is like a rocket, which describes its own space. I try to make the impossible possible. What is happening I… — Karel Appel Copy Share Image
Bitcoin and the block chain enables a whole new way to incentivize and transact, so change the world with this new tool.… — Adam Draper Copy Share Image
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