Surprising Quotes

507 Surprising quotes by 449 unique authors

I mean, it's not surprising, really. Once you love something, you always love it in some way. You have to. It's, like, part of you… — Sarah Dessen
Open yourself to an encounter with heaven, be as a little child. Release your desire to the winds of the universe. Trust your angels to… — Doreen Virtue
Anyone can write five people trapped in a snowstorm. The question is how you get them into the snowstorm. It's hard to write a good… — David Mamet
He asked if he could recite a poem he had written that morning: 'You speak,' he said, 'the language of shooting stars, more surprising than… — Amy Tan
She was the first person on either side of her family to go to college, and she held herself to insanely high standards. She worried… — Rob Sheffield
Elena?" "Yes, unless Nick found a woman in the forest, which I suppose wouldn't be too surprising. — Kelley Armstrong
The first symptom of true love in a man is timidity, in a young woman, boldness. This is surprising, and yet nothing is more simple.… — Victor Hugo
I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual. It is surprising how contented one can be with nothing definite -… — Henry David Thoreau
Follow the rules whenever possible. That makes it a lot more surprising when you break them. — Mira Grant
You're...a demon hunter?' 'It's not as exciting as it sounds,' he said. 'There is a surprising amount of paperwork involved. — Maureen Johnson
I believe that the world isn't always what we can see...I believe there are secrets in the woods. And I believe that goodness wins out...So,… — Anne Ursu
It is not more surprising to be born twice than once; everything in nature is resurrection. — Voltaire
I thought I might cry, the way you do when someone gives you some kindness when you most need it but when it seems the… — Deb Caletti
At such close range, even she could hit a vampire full force in the shoulder, surprising him considerably. He paused in his attack. “Well, my… — Gail Carriger
Tessa, surprising herself, let out a gasp of laughter. Will looked at her, his mouth just beginning to quirk up in a grin. "I must… — Cassandra Clare
Her face ... was a one-of-a-kind, a surprising variation on a familiar theme - a variation that made observers think, Yes - that would be… — Kurt Vonnegut
I believe in the pursuit of happiness. Not its attainment, nor its final definition, but its pursuit. I believe in the journey, not the arrival;… — Andrew Sullivan
With so much reading ahead of you, the temptation might be to speed up. But in fact it’s essential to slow down and read every… — Francine Prose
The light, the sky, the water, they were all things you looked *through* during the day. At night, they were things you looked *into*. You… — Adam Johnson
It is surprising that people do not believe that there is imagination in science. It is a very interesting kind of imagination, unlike that of… — Richard P. Feynman
I don't hate it here," she said automatically. Surprising herself, she realized that as much as she'd been trying to convince herself otherwise, she was… — Nicholas Sparks
Actually,” I said, hesitant to bring it up, “I was thinking along the lines of a curse that can turn you human.” “Or witch?” Ivy… — Kim Harrison
Her tiny hand gripped mine with a surprising warmth, and in a shocking wash of emotion, I felt everything I knew shift. The scent of… — Kim Harrison
I have always been impressed by the fact that there are a surprising number of individuals who never use their minds if they can avoid… — Carl Jung
But in school I remember hearing that for the second Quarter Quell, the Capitol demanded that twice the number of tributes be provided for the… — Suzanne Collins

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