Sudden Unexpected

Famous quotes containing the words sudden and/or unexpected:

    His rash fierce blaze of riot cannot last,
    For violent fires soon burn out themselves;
    Small showers last long, but sudden storms are short.
    William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    The fear of burglars is not only the fear of being robbed, but also the fear of a sudden and unexpected clutch out of the darkness.
    Elias Canetti (b. 1905)