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“Emotion is always multiplied in the art of a person who doesn't really show much emotion. It once expanded deep within his hidden soul, and following the downplay his audience is blown away.”
― Killosophy
― Killosophy
“Death would not surprise us as often as it does, if we let go of the misbelief that newborns are less mortal than the elderly.”
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“It's surprising how much free time and productivity you gain when you lose the busyness in your mind.”
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“I may be rotten, but my one virtue is that I'm not a killer. I wanted to frighten you, but I never wanted you dead. I never wanted anyone dead.”
― The Cruel Prince
― The Cruel Prince
“Elain stepped out of a shadow behind him, and rammed Truth-Teller to the hilt through the back of the king's neck as she snarled in his ear, 'Don't you touch my sister.”
― A Court of Wings and Ruin
― A Court of Wings and Ruin
“Don't expect anything from anyone in your life ! If you will get something then except as a surprise gift.”
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“She was such a surprising mix of gentle and brash, of focused and flighty. It was almost as if I could see the little girl in her battling with the responsible woman, figuring out which would lead the way.”
― Beautiful
― Beautiful
“It was surprising to find that the ‘Greatest Nation On Earth’ has one of the worst social security systems in the world.”
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“Stop giving complaints to people about what you can't do. Start giving compliments to God for what you can do. It'll amaze you; you'll see yourself doing amazingly!”
― Daily Drive 365
― Daily Drive 365
“It is surprising that the greatest nation on Earth blatantly shafts its poor, sick and elderly, because it is not a godly thing to do.”
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“This was his first trip on the Ossifar Distana, his first real splash in life. Look what it got him. Mister Smiff liked anonymity. He kept a low profile, often traveling under assumed names, claiming to be anything from a banker to a (very) successful life insurance salesman. He’d never broken the law, at least not irreparably. He was quite generous, well liked, sponsoring many charities anonymously – which is why it was so surprising to find him floating face down in the private spa in his apartment, murdered. He had been murdered, unless it was a freak shaving accident. Those old razors weren’t called cut-throats for nothing. Yikes.”
― Dead Man's Hammer
― Dead Man's Hammer
“ON PLAYING back the 911 recording, it’d seem that Mrs. Stegman was more concerned that the man outside her apartment door was naked than that he had a big shotgun.”
― Gun Machine
― Gun Machine
“Inspector Milne's suspicious prying appeared to have awakened her inner Bolshevik, and so I discovered my own lady mother is not above quietly circumventing the law.”
― The Pearl Thief
― The Pearl Thief
“Based on what I saw in my disability hearing, my lawyer won my case. It was very surprising to receive the disability denial letter several months later.”
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“I saw two different endocrinologists that declared I have normal hormone levels. As such, it was surprising when self treatment with hormones cleared up some of my health issues.”
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“It is not surprising to see a corrupt government running a fraudulent disability and workers compensation system.”
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“My vision of where I wanted to
go in life was not normal. The whole idea of a conventional existence
was like Kryptonite to me.”
― Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story
go in life was not normal. The whole idea of a conventional existence
was like Kryptonite to me.”
― Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story
“My job is my job, my life is my career”
Read how applies to taxi drivers ( then you may think how it applies to YOU- hm, and to me)”
― The Hidden Lives of Taxi Drivers: A question of knowledge
Read how applies to taxi drivers ( then you may think how it applies to YOU- hm, and to me)”
― The Hidden Lives of Taxi Drivers: A question of knowledge
“All the research I had read on sleeping in moonlight said I would turn into a lunatic, so it was surprising when it resulted in feeling healthier!”
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“And with barely three steps to the edge of that cliff... A warm wind, kissed with lilac and new grass, blasted up from beneath me. A wind of- spring. Lifting me, filling my wings.
My feet rose. And rose. And rose.”
― A Court of Wings and Ruin
My feet rose. And rose. And rose.”
― A Court of Wings and Ruin
“- Have you read a story of Solomon and Malik, Eve?
- Surprise me, of course I did.
- Did you believe in? Truly?
- No, but I'm not sure why are you asking now?
- Had he visit you? Have you ever heard from him?
- Never, I ' robbed his bank', I never heard back.
- He can't say a single word. He has been sealed.”
― The Jinn Within - Run of Blood
- Surprise me, of course I did.
- Did you believe in? Truly?
- No, but I'm not sure why are you asking now?
- Had he visit you? Have you ever heard from him?
- Never, I ' robbed his bank', I never heard back.
- He can't say a single word. He has been sealed.”
― The Jinn Within - Run of Blood
“The Ukraine war is surprising. Russians killing past Russians in Ukraine. It just seems so bizarre! It is basically a territorial civil war that has been turned into an international proxy war.”
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“The surprising thing was that they didn’t care what I thought about them; they cared about me. Even though I’d inwardly made fun of them for their Bible studies, sharing their life stories, and praying, I couldn’t stop thinking about how joyful they were. How utterly different they were from any other people I’d ever met.”
― Pursued: God’s relentless pursuit and a drug addict’s journey to finding purpose
― Pursued: God’s relentless pursuit and a drug addict’s journey to finding purpose
“Genius ideas are surprising ideas.”
― CopyCat: How to Escape Status Quo Thinking and Lead the Field
― CopyCat: How to Escape Status Quo Thinking and Lead the Field
“Innovative improvements are only incremental; while surprising and ingenious new inventions spawn entire industries, bringing wealth to nations.”
― CopyCat: How to Escape Status Quo Thinking and Lead the Field
― CopyCat: How to Escape Status Quo Thinking and Lead the Field
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