She never wants to get to the point where she looks forward to hearing from someone. Once you look forward to something, you’re inevitably let down and nothing can stay the same so she'd rather expect nothing at all and just be surprised that she was thought of at all.

— Donna Lynn Hope

It's weird how I am constantly surprised by the passage of time when it's literally the most predictable thing in the Universe.

— Randall Munroe

Nobody is exempt from the surprises of life!

— Mehmet Murat ildan

Hopelessness has surprised me with patience.

— Margaret J. Wheatley

The first question they ask is: 'Why was he eternally surprised?'And they were told: 'Wen considered the nature of time and understood the universe is, instant by instant, re-created anew. Therefore, he understood, there is, in truth, no Past, only a memory of the Past. Blink your eyes, and the world you see next did not exist when you closed them. Therefore, he said, the only appropriate state of mind is surprise. The only appropriate state of heart is joy. The sky you see now, you have never seen before. The perfect moment is now. Be glad of it.

— Terry Pratchett

I was surprised to see how much the mainstream environmental movement hates the ELF.

— Marshall Curry

You'd be surprised what poison is often hidden in the most beautiful camouflage.

— Evelyn Klebert

If I’m surprised at where I’m at, it’s probably because I’m not listening to the reality that listening to the voices that I’ve listened to have put me here. So, maybe I should be less surprised and more disappointed.

— Craig D. Lounsbrough

Motivations take you there. Tell yourself you are powerful enough to make it, and it will surprise you that.. That power will start manifesting itself.

— Israelmore Ayivor

I am not surprised of your goodbye, breaking heart and leaving behind; maybe these are what angels do for fun.

— M.F. Moonzajer