Quotes tagged ‘Surprises’

“I'm scared of surprises.”

— Liz Doran, Thomas Ward, Josh Thomas, Josh, Josh Thomas, imdb.com

“Sometimes the things you want the most don't happen and what you least expect happens. I don't know—you meet thousands of people and none of them really touch you. And then you meet one person and your life is changed forever.”

— Charles Randolph, Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz, James Randall, George Segal, imdb.com

“There is only one plot in life: nothing is ever as it seems.”

— Brianna Wiest, thoughtcatalog.com

“Peralta: Yeah. Although you might wanna read the inscription on that there belt. Amy: Why? Oh, no, what does it say? 'Amy Santiago, will you marry me?' [Amy turns around to see Peralta on one knee holding out an engagement ring] Peralta: Surprise.”

— Michael Schur, Daniel J. Goor, Jake Peralta, Andy Samberg, imdb.com

“Always plan for the worst, child, that way all your surprises are pleasant ones.”

— Robert Jordan, amazon.com

“But I always liked side-paths, little dark back-alleys behind the main road—there one finds adventures and surprises, and precious metal in the dirt.”

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky, amazon.com

“Bad things will happen and good things too. Your life will be full of surprises. Miracles happen only where there has been suffering. So taste your grief to the fullest. Don’t try and press it down. Don’t hide from it. Don’t escape. It is life too. It is truth. But it will pass and time will put a s…”

— Ben Okri, amazon.com

“The best relationships are the ones that come as a surprise, when your feelings totally sneak attack you.”

— Ari Eastman, thoughtcatalog.com

“I’d rather be pleasantly surprised than fatally disappointed.”

— Julia Glass, amazon.com

“The world is like that — incomprehensible and full of surprises.”

— Jorge Amado, amazon.com

“I've come to accept the pain, to take the ugliness for granted. So it can be a little stunning when something good actually happens.”

— Pittacus Lore, amazon.com

“Send a quick flirty text a minute after you trade numbers. It will take them by surprise and make them smile.”

— Elisa Benson, seventeen.com

“I am often guilty of expecting the worst so as to avoid disappointment and welcome surprise.”

— Criss Jami, amazon.com

“Call her up when she least expects your call and remind her about how much you miss holding her in your hands right at that moment.”

— Cheryl James, lovepanky.com

“Do the unexpected. Plan unexpected dates or kiss her in front of a crowd out of the blue; or you could ask her if she wants to go shopping, even if you hate it. The most unexpected things that happen at the most unexpected times are usually the best ones.”

— Mica Trinidad, thoughtcatalog.com

“Surprise him with kisses on the lips while he’s playing video games, surprise him with kisses right when he wakes up. The more kisses, the better!”

— Michelle Keldgord, herinterest.com

“Surprise him at work for a lunch date. Or if his work isn’t the type of setting where a surprise is really possible, schedule it with him in advance.”

— Rachel Nielson, bombshellbling.com

“I'm picking you up after work. The rest of the evening is a surprise.”

— Mandy, xojane.com

“I know enough of the world now to have almost lost the capacity of being much surprised by anything.”

— Charles Dickens, amazon.com

“If it’s a new relationship, PLEASE do not just show up anywhere because he mentioned to you that he’d be there. When you guys are new or not even really together, this makes you seem like a stage 5 crazy and then you’ll be back at zero because he’ll run like he’s being chased by something vicious th…”

— Chelsey Lynn, thebolde.com