Shocking Surprise Quotes

#1. The commentator may be excused for repeating what he has stressed in his own books and lectures, namely that "offensive" is frequently but a synonym for "unusual;" and a great work of art is of course always original, and thus by its very nature should come more or less as a shocking surprise.

Vladimir Nabokov

#2. The Drop's unpredictability is organic rather than sensationalistic. The movie doesn't pull surprises out of thin air for the sole purpose of shocking an audience - it lets them develop naturally.

James Berardinelli

#3. It's hard to be shocking now. It's hard to challenge people because the Internet has allowed everyone to become much more worldly, much more visual. It's very hard to surprise people.

Guido Palau

#4. One must take into account the shocking fact that we live on a world that spins. After considering this truth, nothing should come as a surprise.

Thomas Ligotti

#5. I honestly don't remember the book well enough to register any surprise about anything. I don't remember anything being shocking to me.

Jeff Tweedy

#6. It's shocking the things we call love.

Deb Caletti