Surprising

Famous quotes containing the word surprising:

    True realism consists in revealing the surprising things which habit keeps covered and prevents us from seeing.
    Jean Cocteau (1889–1963)

    Shakespeare—whetting, frustrating, surprising and gratifying.
    F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896–1940)

    Remember that the peer group is important to young adolescents, and there’s nothing wrong with that. Parents are often just as important, however. Don’t give up on the idea that you can make a difference.
    —The Lions Clubs International and the Quest Nation. The Surprising Years, I, ch.5 (1985)