The books one has written in the past have two surprises in store: one couldn't write them again, and wouldn't want to.

I do not like government-sponsored enterprises.

Surprises are foolish things. The pleasure is not enhanced, and the inconvenience is often considerable.

Nothing ever surprises me about the market.

I'm one of those writers who, when writing, believes she's god-and that she hasn't bestowed free will on any of her characters. In that sense there are no surprises in any of my books.

Life is full of surprises, and you need to be ready for everything.

If everybody had 100% record of hits and flops, there would have been no surprises. There's not one director with 100% success rate.

I'm all about surprises. If you watch a horror movie, and it's called 'Kiss Land,' it's probably going to be the most terrifying thing you've ever seen in your life.

Dickens is always full of surprises.

Everything rises and falls on leadership.

Hindsight bias makes surprises vanish.

I would really like to take on something that really surprises people and shows that I want to be taken seriously as an actress. Also, creatively speaking, that sounds really fun.

What surprises me, what amazes me, is that it seems the military people were expecting to stumble on large quantities of gas, chemical weapons and biological weapons.

I think there's a part in each one of us that wants the impossible to happen, and that's what surprises are.

Surprises can be compelling.

Broadway is not about surprises. It's about rewarding the putrid, formulaic crap that makes Broadway Broadway.

Most Robin Hood stories are not very exciting. There are not a lot of surprises.

When you're around for as long as I have, nothing surprises you any more.

Korean audiences are amazing. The fans scream so loud, and that really surprises skaters when they first perform in my shows.

I never want to do the same things twice. I like surprises.