Unexpectantly Versus Quotes & Sayings

They rode out together from the shadows of the trees, leaving the Bala Hissar and the glowing torch of the burning Residency behind them, and spurred away across the flat lands towards the mountains ...
And it may even be that they found their Kingdom. — M.M. Kaye

Relax now. That's the beauty of war. Utter subservience to one's leaders absolves a soldier of the consequences of her actions. — Alan Campbell

Where did this guy come from? It's like he's saying exactly what my heart needs to hear. — J.E. Benoit

I have an instinct for finding the odd location, the dismissed face, the eerie atmosphere, the oppressed mood. — Deborah Turbeville

Attention, aboard the shuttle! You are under arrest! Surrender immediately! Come out slowly, in single file, with your hands behind your heads! Leave all weapons behind. Comply and your lives will be spared! — Christina Engela

If you enroll as one of God's people, then heaven is your country and God your lawgiver. — Clement Of Alexandria

To ensure a well-motivated participant, Pfungst rewarded Clever Hans with a small piece of bread, carrot or sugar each time he responded (interestingly, this same procedure still works well with most undergraduate students today). — Richard Wiseman

The sweetest pleasures soonest cloy, And its best flavour temperance gives to joy. — Juvenal

Real acting is about giving people an insight into a person, letting the audience in. — Baltasar Kormakur

In my early days, I never used finger vibrato at all. I originally carved my reputation as one of the 'fast' guitar players. — Ritchie Blackmore

There were certain moments upon which the whole of the future course of one's life might turn. And almost inevitably they popped out at one without any warning at all, leaving one with no time to consider or engage in a reasoned debate with oneself. One had to make a split second decision, and much depended upon it. Perhaps everything. — Mary Balogh

Are you boiling bacon? "Um. Is that wrong?" I say. "Argh! I want to punch you!" Leo says. — Roan Parrish

If you can learn a simple trick, you'll get along a lot better with all kind of folks. — Harper Lee

I could have made a casserole out of these things, but you always say you like to know what you're eating. — John Ashbery