“Gordon Way's astonishment at being suddenly shot dead was nothing compared to his astonishment at what happened next.”
“It is astonishing how sociable I feel myself compared with him.”
“He is astonished at the fact of his being, and this astonishment leads to reflection: as he leans over the river of his consciousness, he asks himself if the face that appears there, disfigured by the water, is his own. The singularity of his being, which is pure sensation in children, becomes a problem and a question”
“I'm very sorry for the inconvenience."And he shot the concierge once between astonished eyes.”
“What an astonishing thing, that her praise filled his heart.”
“All that we don’t know is astonishing. Even more astonishing is what passes for knowing.”