“Everybody always asks me what the big surprises were that I discovered about Woody and I never have a good stock answer for that, I never know quite what to tell them other than generally that he's much less neurotic and quirky than I would have expected.” KnowsBigsAsksAnswersSurpriseExpectedAsk MeNeuroticQuirkyWoodyBig Surprises Author:Robert B. Weide
“Commonplace people have an answer for everything and nothing ever surprises them. They try to look as though they knew what you were about to say better than you did yourself, and when it is their turn to speak, they repeat with great assurance something that they have heard other people say, as though it were their own invention.” PeopleTryingLooksTurnsSpeakAnswersHeardSurpriseInventionRepeatsAssuranceCommonplaceBetter Than You Author:Eugene Delacroix
“Even when alternative views are clearly wrong, being exposed to them still expands our creative potential. In a way, the power of dissent is the power of surprise. After hearing someone shout out an errant answer, we work to understand it, which causes us to reassess our initial assumptions and try out new perspectives. “Authentic dissent can be difficult, but it’s always invigorating,” Nemeth says. “It wakes us right up.”” WayTryingStillsCausesDifficultAnswersViewsCreativePsychologyPerspectiveSurpriseUniversityHearingAlternativesCaliforniaAssumptionProfessorsExposedInitialsDissentNew PerspectiveBerkeleyInvigoratingShout Out Author:Jonah Lehrer
“I think kids want the same thing from a book that adults want - a fast-paced story, characters worth caring about, humor, surprises, and mystery. A good book always keeps you asking questions, and makes you keep turning pages so you can find out the answers.” ThinkingWantBookCharacterStoriesKidsAnswersMysteryPagesAdultsAskingSurpriseCaringGood BookFast PacedAsking Questions Book:The 39 Clues, Infinity Ring, and Spirit Animals Powerpack Source: The 39 Clues, Infinity Ring, and Spirit Animals Powerpack
“A character has a distinctive voice - you should be able to hear them in your head and conduct a conversation with them while you're out walking. If the answers surprise you, you know it's the character speaking and not you.” IfsKnowsShouldCharacterAbleVoiceAnswersWalkingConversationSurpriseDistinctive Author:Jeanette Winterson
“Someday, as an exercise, you might ask a writer to give himself the questions he wants to answer. If you really want a writer's opinions, you have to ask for them. What you read might surprise you.” IfsWantGivingMightAsksAnswersOpinionExerciseSurpriseSomeday Author:John Fante
“While it may come as a profound surprise to those of us who are in the throes of an emotional or life crisis, the fact remains that the answer to virtually all of our problems resides within us already. It exist in the form of a vast reservoir of free-flowing energy that, when channeled to our muscles, can give us great strength and, when channeled to our brain, can give us great insight and understanding.” GivingMayFactsProblemFormEnergyUnderstandingAnswersBrainEmotionalCrisisRemainsSurpriseProfoundInsightMusclesReservoirsLife Crisis Author:Bruce Lee