#surprise

I'm one of those writers who, when writing, believes she's god-and that she hasn't bestowed free will on any of her characters. In that sense there are no surprises in any of my books. ↗

— Lynn Abbey

#believes #bestowed #books #characters #free

Everything that is new or uncommon raises a pleasure in the imagination, because it fills the soul with an agreeable surprise, gratifies its curiosity, and gives it an idea of which it was not before possessed. ↗

— Joseph Addison

#agreeable #because #before #curiosity #everything

Although it's only the beginning of the championship, I am very surprised at my capability. ↗

— Jean Alesi

#am #beginning #capability #championship #i

It is great to be a blonde. With low expectations it's very easy to surprise people. ↗

— Pamela Anderson

#easy #expectations #great #low #low expectations

Of course, I have given my engineers some headaches over the years, but they go with me. I have always wanted my buildings to be as light as possible, to touch the ground gently, to swoop and soar, and to surprise. ↗

— Oscar Niemeyer

#buildings #course #engineers #gently #given

In the modern media age we are rarely surprised by what we see. Whether it's on television or film or in the theatre, everything is so advertised, so trailed, that most entertainment is merely what you thought it was going to be like. ↗

— Rowan Atkinson

#age #entertainment #everything #film #going

Surprises are foolish things. The pleasure is not enhanced, and the inconvenience is often considerable. ↗

— Jane Austen

#enhanced #foolish #inconvenience #often #pleasure

A sudden bold and unexpected question doth many times surprise a man and lay him open. ↗

— Francis Bacon

#doth #him #lay #man #many

Passion surprises. One doesn't search it. It can happen to you tomorrow. ↗

— Isabelle Adjani

#passion #search #surprises #tomorrow #you

People never know what they want, though everyone says they do. If they did, nobody would ever be surprised. ↗