Shock Quotes

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To be, or not to be, that is the question: Whether 'tis Nobler in the mind to suffer The Slings and Arrows of outrageous Fortune,… — William Shakespeare
Post-traumatic shock,' said Shaun. 'He thinks he's a boa constrictor. — Mira Grant
In one was, I suppose, I have been "in denial" for some time, knowingly burning the candle at both ends and finding that it often… — Christopher Hitchens
My kind [vampires] does not surprise easily," he said. "You surprised me, this morning. I have thus used up my full quota of shock and… — Robin McKinley
Sometimes when we're in love, we take the facts and spin them into pretty stories. But it's a dangerous thing to do--because one day, like… — Kirsten Miller
Sometimes I get so immersed in my own company, if I unexpectedly run into someone I know, it's a bit of a shock and takes… — Kazuo Ishiguro
Hickory dickory dock my daddyâ€™s nuts from shell shock. Humpty dumpty thought he was wise till gas came along and burned out his eyes. A… — Dalton Trumbo
Great tragedies have great consequences. They ripple through the fabric of this world and the next. When the loss is too great for either world… — Neal Shusterman
Don't worry about me," I finally said. "Really. I'm more worried about you." And even more worried about where Graves is. "Are you?" A fey… — Lilith Saintcrow
She laid her head against his collarbone, and he kissed her temple. To her shock, she felt a shudder roll through his body about the… — Maya Banks
Who was this women?' asked Harry. 'I dunno, some Ministry hag.' Mundungus considered for a moment, brow wrinkled. 'Little women. Bow on top of er'… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
To get into the best society, nowadays, one has either to feed people, amuse people, or shock people - that is all! — Oscar Wilde
Heâ€™s gone, Harry told himself. Heâ€™s gone. He had to keep thinking it as he washed and dressed, as though repetition would dull the shock… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
From a tale one expects a bit of wildness, of exaggeration and dramatic effect. The tale has no inherent concern with decorum, balance or harmony.… — Peter Straub
I've come to see our central nervous system as a kind of vintage switchboard, all thick foam wires and old-fashioned plugs. The circuitry isn't properly… — Darin Strauss
Perhaps we are born knowing the tales of our grandmothers and all their ancestral kin continually run in our blood repeating them endlessly, and the… — P L Travers
Rhino-mounted Bantu shock troops could have overthrown the Roman Empire. It never happened. — Jared Diamond
He sat watching the people go by, wondering how a thing of this sort could have come about, I must have let myself get mixed… — Philip K. Dick
Any pride or haughtiness, is displeasing to us, merely because it shocks our own pride, and leads us by sympathy into comparison, which causes the… — David Hume
Here I am going to say something which may come as a bit of a shock. God doesn't necessarily want us to be happy. He… — William Nicholson

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