“. . . no matter how many centuries you had to get ready, prophecies always caught you off guard.”
“No one is ever quite ready; everyone is always caught off guard. Parenthood chooses you. And you open your eyes, look at what you've got, say "Oh, my gosh," and recognize that of all the balls there ever were, this is the one you should not drop. It's not a question of choice.”
“You’re never ready for the truth. No matter how much you think you know, it always takes you by surprise.”
“For myself, I always assume that a lion is ferocious, and so I am never caught off my guard.”
“No matter how many plans you make or how much in control you are, life is always winging it.”
“No matter how many times you fall in love, it always comes at you sideways. It always catches you by surprise.”