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143 Astonishment quotes by 119 unique authors

If I may ride with you, Citizen Evremonde, will you let me hold your hand? I am not afraid, but I am little and weak,… — Charles Dickens
Simon,” she whispered, vaguely surprised that she had just used his first name, for she had never used it even in the privacy of her… — Lisa Kleypas
Let me keep my distance, always, from those who think they have the answers. Let me keep company always with those who say “Look!” and… — Mary Oliver
I have not professionally dealt in truth. Many when they come to die have spent all the truth that was in them, and enter the… — Mark Twain
Central to everything I am and believe and have written is my astonishment, naive as it seems to people, that you can use human speech… — George Steiner
It is a standing source of astonishment and amusement to visitors that the British Museum has so few British things in it: that it is… — Neil MacGregor
The first time I set out to find George F. Kennan, in 1982, I had just turned 21, begun my final semester at Princeton University… — Barton Gellman
And when we burned incense to the queen of heaven, and poured out drink offerings unto her, did we make her cakes to worship her,… — Bible
Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying, Son of man, eat thy bread with quaking, and drink thy water with trembling and… — Bible
Thou hast shewed thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment. — Bible
Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, behold, I will break the staff of bread in Jerusalem: and they shall eat bread by weight,… — Bible
Realism, whether it be socialist or not, falls short of reality. It shrinks it, attenuates it, falsifies it; it does not take into account our… — Eugene Ionesco
If at first you do succeed - try to hide your astonishment. — Unknown Author
And straightway the damsel arose, and walked; for she was of the age of twelve years. And they were astonished with a great astonishment. — Bible
Vex not thy spirit at the course of things; they heed not thy vexation. How ludicrous and outlandish is astonishment at anything that mayhappen in… — Marcus Aurelius
To the questions of the officiously meddling police Falter replied absently and tersely; but, when he finally grew tired of this pestering, he pointed out… — Vladimir Nabokov
I want to grow a flower for every time someone tells me F*** you. Then Ill go back to that person and pin the flower… — Jarod Kintz
Mr. Moony presents his compliments to Professor Snape, and begs him to keep his abnormally large nose out of other people's business. Mr. Prongs agrees… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling

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