Astounded—and indifferent—for he was a man who, in effect, had no ‘day before’.
You could have knocked me down with a fender.
When surprised and excited and innocent Gus emerged from Grand Gesture Metaphorically Inclined Augustus, I literally could not resist.
My gast was pretty well flabbered.
Every single day I'm shocked.
Impressed. Lord. He had nearly drowned.
...you could have knocked me over with Michael Huffington's brain.
Tyrion Lannister could not have been more astonished if Aegon the Conqueror himself had burst into the room, riding on a dragon and juggling lemon pies.
For myself, I can only say that I am astonished and somewhat terrified at the results of this evening's experiments. Astonished at the wonderful power you have developed, and terrified at the thought that so much hideous and bad music may be put on record forever.
Do you know what astonished me the most in this world? The inability of force to create anything.
I was so astonished that I could think of nothing to say, but wondered irrelevantly if I was to be caught with a teapot in my hand on every dramatic occasion.
I'm captivated by you, baby, like a firework show.
I'm sorry I stood there like a half-wit, Count Petroff," she told him matter-of-factly, "but I was a bit--surprised. After all, it's not everyday that I see a man who's prettier than I am." (Alexandra)
Had I stepped onto Noah's Ark, I do not think I should have been more astounded.
The First Lady had been born in London and had not set foot in America until she was 26. It was memorable:
You stupefied me. We waxed, Carnivores, late and alight In the beaded winter. All was ominous, luminous.
I don't really get star-struck, but I do get talent struck. If I meet somebody that I think is just wildly talented and brilliant, that's when I start getting nervous.
I wouldn't have believed it. I still barely do, truthfully. I'm so continually fortunate that I keep coming across these smart, interesting, creative people who pick me. It's just stupendous.