More quotations tagged with “surprise”
You're immature. You've been unable to adjust to the idea of war."
"Yes, sir."
"You have a morbid aversion to dying. You probably resent the fact that you're at war and might get your head blown off any second."
"I more than resent it, sir. I'm absolutely incensed."
"… Misery depresses you. Ignorance depresses you. Persecution depresses you. Violence depresses you.… You know, it wouldn't surprise me if you're a manic depressive!
—Joseph Heller
Death can sneak up on you like a silent kitten, surprising you with it's touch and you have a right to act surprised. Other times death stomps in the front door, unwanted and unannounced, and makes it's noisy way to your seat on the sofa.
—Hugh Elliott
The things that go wrong often make the best memories.
—Gretchen Rubin in The Happiness Project
The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us.
—Ashley Montagu
Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest.
—Mark Twain