"There is only one kind of shock worse than the totally unexpected: the expected for which one has refused to prepare."

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Source : Mary Renault (2013). “The Charioteer: A Virago Modern Classic”, p.71, Hachette UK

Mary Renault

#Unexpected Quotes #Kind Quotes #Shock Quotes

“You've got to go out there and do your things. Whatever comes your way, you jump on it, and like anything, that's how you get your experience.”
“And behold! He cometh with ten thousands of His holy ones To execute judgment upon all, And to destroy all the ungodly: And to convict all flesh Of all the works of their ungodliness which they have ungodly committed, And of all the hard things which ungodly sinners have spoken against Him.”
“I don't have expectations. Expectations in your life just lead to giant disappointments.”
“If Jesus is the Son of God in human flesh, He's one of a kind of the 13 billions of people who have ever lived.”
“Persons famous in the arts partake of the immortality of princes, and are upon a footing with them.”
“[..] and there are tons of people I hate so much that I wouldn't mind taking them out. But killing them wouldn't get me anywhere - that's the conclusion I always come to. If I'm going to pay for it in the end, I might as well let them live.”
“You accidentally punched him?â€ Wyatt asked, suppressing a chuckle. â€œIâ€™m not sure you have a full understanding of the whole bodyguard thing.”
“I have the belief that we are all created to be unique. We are supposed to be different and do those things that made us who we are.”

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