In past wars only homes burnt, but this timeDon’t be surprised if even loneliness ignites.In past wars only bodys burnt, but this timeDon’t be surprised if even shadows ignite.

I actually got a nice surprise about being a mother because I expected it to be harder and to have to make more adaptations.

So when we won, it was a pleasant surprise because we didn’t go in thinking we would just run away with it. I think we showed that we can compete against the rest of the teams in our county and our state.

You don’t have to be surprised when the end comes – just read the Word of God and get the full scoop!

Would you like to know your future?If your answer is yes, think again. Not knowing is the greatest life motivator.So enjoy, endure, survive each moment as it comes to you in its proper sequence — a surprise.

Oh, you found someone else? With less money?

That element of surprise is what I look for when I am writing. It is my way of judging what I am doing – which is never an easy thing to do.

Every one of these books is going to have one really big surprise in it to make people say, ‘I didn’t realize that,’

There is an organic affinity between joyousness and tenderness, and their companionship in the saintly life need in no way occasion surprise.

You are my winter suddenness—a glass of red wine spilt across a white tablecloth

Why is it always such a surprise? thinks Toby. The moon. Even though we know it’s coming. Every time we see it, it makes us pause, and hush.

I deliberately seek out the colors to keep my mind off them, but now and then, I witness the ones who are left behind, crumbling among the jigsaw puzzle of realization, despair and surprise.

There can never be surprises in logic.

When we would say ‘No way,’ he would say, ‘My way.’ Then the ones who doubted would scramble to salvage the blessing. And the one who gave it would savor the surprise.

How quickly he fell; how soon it was over.

Those who are easily shocked should be shocked more often.

—Elle m’a pas recconue!—C’est parce qu’elle vous a jamais vue.

The man who said, “Blessed is he that expecteth nothing, for he shall not be disappointed,” put the eulogy quite inadequately and even falsely. The truth “Blessed is he that expecteth nothing, for he shall be gloriously surprised.” The man who expects nothing sees redder roses than common men can see, and greener grass, and...

There is no such thing as an average person. They really are guidelines for people to grapple with the unknown, and we can always surprise expectations.

I’m justthe reason they married.Mum saysI was a surprise.Dad saysI was an accident.Truth is …I am their mistake.

There are two kinds of taste, the taste for emotions of surprise and the taste for emotions of recognition.

There are two kinds of taste in the appreciation of imaginative literature: the taste for emotions of surprise and the taste for emotions of recognition.

You may pray to God to remove the hills on your way and fill every pothole on your path; but don’t be surprised if God gives you a shovel to do so!

Roasted Roadkill and Hitchhiker’s Surprise” (this recipe is a secret concoction handed down from my great grandfather to my grandfather, who told it to my dad just before he ran him over).

Respond to critics with humility. Most people are experts in finding problems with whatever others do. That should not be a surprise to you.

An assumption is the joke; truth the punchline.

The difficulty is capturing surprise on film.

The one benefit of Alzheimer’s is that you can keep giving them the same gift over and over, and it’s always such a surprise.

If they aren’t real enough to surprise me, then they aren’t real enough to go on the page.

My 30th birthday will be arriving in a few months. It’s not arriving unexpectedly, I just wish it would have given me more of an advance notice, say another 30 years.

It should come as no surprise that we are ahead of schedule – after all, this is what we do, we build networks. We are confident that our deployment and network technology will enable customers to reap the benefits of the nation’s only national wireless broadband network.

An artistic perspective will jab at you from a different angle; its logic comes like a pitcher with a curveball.

Surprise yourself every day with your own courage.

Dip your serenity in serendipity and let the surprise be your prize

If we have a key going into that game, we have to handle the pressure. We also told the kids we have to play defense. If they can’t score, they don’t get in the press. We have to really concentrate defensively and on taking care of the ball. Hopefully, we can come out this weekend...

Our society is not perfect and this will come as no surprise to many of you.

I like to do new things, so I always take on roles that I feel will keep me on my toes. I never want to pigeon myself, so I always like to surprise myself. I believe in versatility and so I would play anything as long as it was a challenge.

The terrorist uses surprise and stealth, and the only way to defeat that is by having accurate and timely intelligence.

It’s not helpful for the dollar, but again, it’s not much of a surprise.

The outlook is bit of a surprise given the tepid guidance from Dell.

The secret to humor is surprise.

came as a surprise.

The beauty of the unexpected lies within the surprise of the momentum,not only at its tipping point, but also within all the moments waiting.

That should have been my strategy! By the time I’ve worked through the emotions of surprise, admiration, anger, jealousy, and frustration, I’m watching that reddish mane of hair disappear into the trees well out of shooting range.

Nancy was a writer with a lot of soul. That’s something that most critics either don’t have the opportunity to share with you or just can’t. She had the kind of humanity that is embracing. It was always a surprise to see the tremendous artistry of her writing, the wit and flair. I really liked...

Humans were always surprising me.

…everyone knows that road, the one leading out of town into a deep green expanse of pastures and old farmhouses, which at first makes it seem like you’re entering a fairy tale, something sweet and old fashioned and lost in time. But, like all fairy tales, the beginning is always beautiful, a ruse to draw...

This totally took me by surprise.

These occasions always took him by surprise. He was shocked anew each time the crisply surveyed, neatly kept world he so cherished rose up to confront him with all its essential sloppiness, irrationality, and bad business sense.

If you are in banking and lending, surprise outcomes are likely to be negative for you.