“First of all move me, surprise me, rend my heart; make me tremble, weep, shudder; outrage me; delight my eyes afterwards if you can.” IfsFirstsHeartEyeMovingEmotionMy HeartSurpriseDelightOutrageSurprise Me Author:Denis Diderot
“The loves of women for each other grow more numerous each day, and I have pondered much why these things were. That so little should be said about them surprises me, for they are everywhere ... In these days when any capable and careful woman can honorably earn her own support, there is no village that has not its examples of two hearts in counsel, both of which are feminine.” ShouldHeartLittlesSaidTwoGrowsSupportExampleCapableSurpriseCarefulThese DaysEach DayFeminineVillageSurprise MeTwo Hearts Book:Glimpses of Fifty Years (Abridged, Annotated) Source: Glimpses of Fifty Years (Abridged, Annotated)
“Damn everything but the circus! ...damn everything that is grim, dull, motionless, unrisking, inward turning, damn everything that won't get into the circle, that won't enjoy. That won't throw it's heart into the tension, surprise, fear and delight of the circus, the round world, the full existence.” WorldHeartEnjoyExistenceSurpriseRoundsDelightCirclesDamnTensionDullInwardCircusGrimRound World Author:e. e. cummings
“The first thing I ever thought of when I thought of Buffy , the movie, was the little...blonde girl who goes into a dark alley and gets killed, in every horror movie. The idea of Buffy was to subvert that idea, that image, and create someone who was a hero where she had always been a victim. That element of surprise ... genre-busting is very much at the heart of both the movie and the series.” FirstsHeartLittlesIdeasGirlDarkHeroHorrorElementsVictimSeriesSurpriseGenreBlondeAlleysElement Of SurpriseBustingDark AlleysBlonde Girl Author:Joss Whedon