When I write, I feel that I'm writing with my intellect. When I paint, I think it's some other force making me paint. I - as I wrote in my novel 'My Name is Red' - watch with amazement what my hand is doing on the paper, what kind of line, what kind of strange, beautiful thing it's doing in spite of my will, so to speak.

I'd sit back in amazement of, one, him not having a leg, and two, the stuff he was doing without a leg, ... I'd never let him see me get emotional about it. Inspiration is not the word. It goes so far beyond that. I would see him put hours in the weight room and I would be there helping him. To see that desire in his face, in his eyes, he wanted to finish on his terms.

I've watched with amazement as Local Motors has pioneered a co-creation and micro-manufacturing model that has democratized the development and production of complex machines, effectively transforming consumer choice from supply-driven to demand-driven.

I think there's a sense of relief and a sense of amazement because this was a Category 1 hurricane. It's still a big punch that we took.

The fact that I ended up married to a decent man is still a source of amazement to me, thanks to 'The Women's Room.'

It was extraordinary. I mean, for us it was just an amazement that people were watching it in Dallas of all places and were loving it.

I just stand back in amazement that we're the only one of the 10 (ranked teams) going down there.

The unexpected explosion of color and noise and beauty in her world has left her awed.

Almost the entire world is asleep. Those who are awake live in constant amazement.

Bert gave a long low whistle, like a bullet that could bend around corners.