Surprised Quotes

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One night a friend lent me a book of short stories by Franz Kafka. I went back to the pension where I was staying and… — Gabriel Garcia Marquez
You think she is pretty?' Will was surprised; Jem rarely opined this sort of thing. 'Yes, and you do too.' 'I hadn't noticed, really.' 'Yes,… — Cassandra Clare
My plant is probably dead." Camryn looks slightly surprised. "You have a plant?" I smile. "Yeah, her name's Georgia. — J.A. Redmerski
Her heart was bruised by the kiss, smashed and surprised and unsettled by it. September thought kisses were all nice, sweet things asked for gently… — Catherynne M. Valente
I'm surprised you know that," I say quietly, " since you left halfway through my one and only fight." "It wasn't something I wanted to… — Veronica Roth
I felt emotions of gentleness and pleasure, that had long appeared dead, revive within me. Half surprised by the novelty of these sensations, I allowed… — Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
The psychologist Gerd Gigerenzer has a simple heuristic. Never ask the doctor what you should do. Ask him what he would do if he were… — Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Uriah looked better than he did an hour ago--he washed the blood from his mouth, and some of the color returned to his face. I'm… — Veronica Roth
As Marcus considered various ways to open the subject of Daisy, Swift surprised him with a blunt statement. â€œMy lord, there is something I would… — Lisa Kleypas
He gives me a little shrug, like, of course, why else? And at this point, I really have no right to be surprised by people's… — Gayle Forman
Darkdoom? Darkdoom did this?" Nero was visibly surprised. He placed a hand on his forehead, rubbing his temples. "Oh, why is it always the bald… — Mark Walden
After an awkward pause, Bast extended his hand. Chronicler hesitated for a bare moment before reaching out quickly, as if he were sticking his hand… — Patrick Rothfuss
If you were closer, I'd slap you," she said. "Let me help," I replied, and stepped closer. She promptly slapped me, which surprised me only… — Kenneth Oppel
When Hale's hand disappeared inside his tuxedo jacket, Macey wasn't exactly sure what he'd find inside the pocket. It could have been another phone or… — Ally Carter
Raven jerks and stiffens. For a second, I think she is only surprised: Her mouth goes round, her eyes wide. Then she begins teetering backward,… — Lauren Oliver
You saw me before I saw you. In the airport, that day in August, you had that look in your eyes, as though you wanted… — Lucy Christopher
Simon,â€ 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
I generally donâ€™t become overexcited about things anyway, Iâ€™m just not one of those people. Iâ€™m not easily surprised by things either. I think itâ€™s… — Cecelia Ahern
Vanity, right?" Nash reappeared in the living room with an open bag of potato chips. "I nominate my venerable brother. He likes to play hero,… — Rachel Vincent
Your birth was no mistake or mishap, and your life is no fluke of nature. Your parents may not have planned you, but God did.… — Rick Warren

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