#surprise

Twelve dead?” I said. “Jesus. ↗

— Dennis Lehane

#biblical #brief #humour #i #inspirational

God put us here, on this carnival ride. We close our eyes never knowing where it'll take us next. ↗

— Carrie Underwood

#life #roller-coaster #surprises #life

Life is full of surprises, but never when you need one. ↗

— Bill Watterson

#surprises #life

The first two pictures I did, I played a young student in prep school. When I did Lifeguard, everyone was saying, You're so Southern California. It was a surprise to me. ↗

— Parker Stevenson

#did #everyone #first #i #lifeguard

The great and almost only comfort about being a woman is that one can always pretend to be more stupid than one is and no one is surprised. ↗

— Freya Stark

#almost #always #being #comfort #great

Before Nelson Mandela was arrested in 1962, he was an angry, relatively young man. He founded the ANC's military wing. When he was released, he surprised everyone because he was talking about reconciliation and forgiveness and not about revenge. ↗

— Desmond Tutu

#angry #arrested #because #before #everyone

This friend of mine said he was surprised to find that - I don't think it's quite a majority - a bigger percentage of actors are introverts than extroverts. It was a big surprise to him. Now, I know me, and I'll do anything if I'm playing a character. Or anything that's true to the character, anyway. But in real life I'm a little more withdrawn. ↗

— Jackie Weaver

#anyway #big #big surprise #bigger #character

Don't ever put anything past kids. They will surprise you in the best ways. ↗

— James Van Der Beek

#best #ever #kids #past #put

I didn't get upset because I wasn't nominated, but I was a little surprised. ↗

— Bruce Beresford

#get #i #little #nominated #surprised

This may surprise you, but I was arrested in high school. ↗

— Pat Boone

#high #high school #i #may #school