“As much as you want to plan your life, it has a way of surprising you with unexpected things that will make… — Un known Copy Share Image
I came to writing mysteries through poetry and still think that a well-constructed mystery is very much like a well-constructed sonnet. Both… — Margaret Maron Copy Share Image
My characters tend, if wounded, to be emotionally resourceful. Often they're in that way station between when loss happens and when it… — Tom Barbash Copy Share Image
One of the surprising things that Brezhnev said when we were in our talks, was - when I proposed that we make… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
But women are very differently situated with respect to eachother - for they are all rivals (...) Is it then surprising that… — Mary Wollstonecraft Copy Share Image
People often find it surprising that actors find photo shoots difficult, because you're very concerned about what's going on externally in those… — Max Irons Copy Share Image
Over time, I have come to see the work of literature less as narrating the world than "seeing the world with words."… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
It's that same quality I've been talking about. It's neither contrived, nor surprising and smart, not baffling, not witty, not interesting, not… — Gerhard Richter Copy Share Image
I tend to stay in character between scenes... to be rather serious on set, but here's why, and I think people will… — Christian Bale Copy Share Image
Intrepidity is an extraordinary strength of soul, which raises it above the troubles, disorders and emotions which the sight of great perils… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
He had a tremendous propensity for getting lost when driving. This was largely because of his method of “Zen” navigation, which was… — Douglas Adams Copy Share Image
“Orion sniffed. "Good. Then, worthy centaur, perhaps you could give me a ride to the village on your back. Then I can… — Eoin Colfer Copy Share Image
I believe that the world isn't always what we can see...I believe there are secrets in the woods. And I believe that… — Anne Ursu Copy Share Image
Once we begin to flee the things that threaten and burden us, there is no end to fleeing. God's solution is surprising.… — Mark Buchanan Copy Share Image
I was dealing with craft, and that's the surprising thing, the number of people who have literally broken down on our stage,… — James Lipton Copy Share Image
A surprising number of American skyjackers were not yet old enough to drink or sometimes even drive. These adolescents were generally inept… — Brendan I. Koerner Copy Share Image
I was really interested in 20th century communalism and alternative communities, the boom of communes in the 60s and 70s. That led… — Christine Jennings Copy Share Image
I knew I'd miss you. But the surprising thing is, you never leave me. I never forget a thing. Every kind of… — Jodi Lynn Anderson Copy Share Image
As an actor, I started using dreams more, which is not mystical or anything like that. I just found that I've been… — Mark Ruffalo Copy Share Image
Drug companies spend more on advertising and marketing than on research, more on research on lifestyle drugs than on life saving drugs,… — Joseph Stiglitz Copy Share Image
it is a surprising thing that the largest city in the world should have a population as gentle and pleasant and intimate… — Gertrude Stein Copy Share Image
For me, even if I'm not a fan of the band in general or maybe it's not the style of music I… — Jon Foreman Copy Share Image
“No one's been in the kitchen since he left it. On the table are his cup, Theo's empty water bottle and, beside… — Ian McEwan Copy Share Image
Yes, there was a sort of underground cult following, which came from nowhere, and grew, and grew. It was quite surprising to… — Michael Giles Copy Share Image
I rarely come away from presenting the 'Today' programme without some sense of regret. There is always some question that I should… — Evan Davis Copy Share Image
Indelible, adj. That first night, you took your finger and pointed to the top of my head, then traced a line between… — David Levithan Copy Share Image
Japan lives with drastic segregation between the sublime, the ugly, and the utterly without qualities. Dominance of the last 2 categories makes… — Rem Koolhaas Copy Share Image
It's actually very surprising how little we think about the quality of our decision-making and how we could improve it. How absent… — Noreena Hertz Copy Share Image
It isn't surprising that many children consider their parents to be a little dim, and that they sometimes try to update them.… — Peg Bracken Copy Share Image
I wish you would moderate that fondness you have for your children. I do not mean you should abate any part of… — Mary Wortley Montagu Copy Share Image
One of the surprising things I hadn't expected when I decided to write crime fiction is how much you are expected to… — Kathy Reichs Copy Share Image
“It's not that I liked lunacy for the sake of lunacy, but if a writer can truly surprise me without throwing logic… — Will Schwalbe Copy Share Image
The founders of Snapchat last year turned down a $3 billion offer from Facebook and a $4 billion offer from Google. It… — Cecily Strong Copy Share Image
The pornographers are not a deviation from the norm. Their presence in the mainstream shouldn't be surprising, because they represent mainstream values:… — Robert Jensen Copy Share Image
The majority of my UFO diet consists of reports describing suspected encounters. This is not surprising, as there are thousands of sightings… — Seth Shostak Copy Share Image
It is not surprising that in talking about uncertainty we should lean heavily on facts, just as the court of law does… — Dennis Lindley Copy Share Image
Usually I draw in relation to my painting, what I am working on at the time. On a lucky day a surprising… — Philip Guston Copy Share Image
The beauty of moments of coincidence and good fortune is that they are surprising. They take you out of the high protective… — Kemmy Nola Http://wwwamoreloveforlifecom Copy Share Image
Any group of people that has been subordinate absorbs the idea of our own subordination, and that it is natural, and comes… — Gloria Steinem Copy Share Image
You suck, surprising no one!!!! If bad was a boot, you'd fit it!!!! You're a stupid poo-poo head! I had sexual relations… — Bryan Lee O'Malley Copy Share Image
