322 Quotes About Surprise

You can give a surprise to someone, you want to give, but be aware of that, you may become surprised yourself, with your surprise, instead of someone else.

What shocked us the most was that we had no idea why we should be so shocked. Like opening a ginger ale and finding Jamesons' inside: nothing wrong with it, but it sort of takes you by surprise.

Historically, nature has been very good at surprising us.

Jenka: Iz dis de first time hyu faced down an entire army all by hyuself vit a veapon hyu vasn't sure vos gonna vork?Gil: Well, yes ...Jenka: Vell den. Dot's just hyu body bein' all surprized hyu ain't all blowed op and dead!

What in the actual hell of all nine circles of Hell was this?

Life is so ridiculously clichéd sometimes I wonder why we bother living it when nothing is ever a surprise any more.

I learned vulnerability is a bit like those Russian nesting dolls, the ones that get smaller and smaller in size when you twist the top off and pull another one out. In the end, you’re left with the tiniest doll, that one nugget. No more layers to take off. Nothing left but a surprise, the surprise of finding out the littlest doll is the most solid of them all. It doesn’t hide inside of itself.

There are hazards to every job, just like there are hazards to getting up in the morning. Driving to work, walking to the mailbox. Boarding a plane... The surprise isn't that we die. The surprise is how and when we die.

Nik waited a few seconds for a response and, when nothing came, he moved in front of the girls, so Georgia couldn't escape. 'You must really hate that guy.