Surprises are foolish things. The pleasure is not enhanced, and the inconvenience is often considerable. Jane Austen
Life is a series of surprises, and would not be worth taking or keeping if it were not. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Surprise is the greatest gift which life can grant us. Boris Pasternak
There can never be surprises in logic. Ludwig Wittgenstein
A drama critic is a person who surprises the playwright by informing him what he meant. Wilson Mizner