Mary Renault Quote

There is only one kind of shock worse than the totally unexpected: the expected for which one has refused to prepare.

The Charioteer: A Virago Modern Classic (ed. Hachette UK, 2013) - ISBN: 9781405526135

There is only one kind of shock worse than the totally unexpected: the expected for which one has refused to prepare.

There is only one kind of shock worse than the totally unexpected: the expected for which one has refused to prepare.

There is only one kind of shock worse than the totally unexpected: the expected for which one has refused to prepare.

There is only one kind of shock worse than the totally unexpected: the expected for which one has refused to prepare.