Daniel Handler Quotes

Every day and every scene, it's never the scene that you expect.

I think it is OK to surprise people.

The unexpected and the incredible belong in this world. Only then is life whole.

Anything that is unexpected is the X-factor.

The thing I have always tried to do is surprise people: to present them with something they didn't expect.

I'm obsessed with giving the audience something they don't see coming.

You never know what's really going to hit.

Funny how it kept hitting me, like each new thing was a surprise. When was I going to stop being surprised?

If one does not expect the unexpected, one will not find it out, since it is not to be searched out, and difficut to compass.

No matter what, expect the unexpected. And whenever possible BE the unexpected.

Expect the unexpected, my mother once said. Because the unexpected most certainly will be expecting you.

Look how often the unexpected happens - yet we still never expect it.

It's been predictable, in the sense of 'expect the unexpected'.

History shows you don't know what the future brings.

It's like a blind turn on a highway: You can't see what's coming, so you don't really know how to prepare.

Life is nutty; anything can happen.

History is merely a list of surprises. It can only prepare us to be surprised yet again.

… experience should teach us that it is always the unexpected that does occur!

'Shocking' is like a bolt from the blue. It is something external that ruptures your world.

You can never be sure what is around the corner.

I want people to be surprised.

To all of our viewers out there - expect the unexpected.

One thing I have realised is that there are no certainties. Anything can happen anytime.

Expect the unexpected, is what I'd say about 'Taboo.'

Expect the unexpected from me!