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title: "3 Surprised News Quotes by 3 authors"
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> [I also tried to leave myself alone enough to be surprised by the news. That's when it had its potency. If I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viola-davis/i-also-tried-to-leave-myself-alone-enough-to-be-surprised-by-the-news/)

[Viola Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viola-davis/)

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> [“Grigsby had looked at him askance. “Why is it,” he said, “that I have the distinct impression you’re not surprised by this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-r-mccammon/grigsby-had-looked-at-him-askance-why-is-it-he-said-that-i-have-the/)

[Robert R. McCammon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-r-mccammon/)

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> [How many are surprised that, we have all the news, but what's going on in our house that we do not anticipate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mak-786/how-many-are-surprised-that-we-have-all-the-news-but-what-s-going-on/)

[Mak\_786](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mak-786/)

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