"Believe it or not, a lot of people are actually afraid to feel a moment of joy, because they're so afraid of that moment when it will be gone."
—Sylvia Browne, Blessings from the Other Side

"You tend to react in certain ways because of something that happened to you in the past. This may surprise you."
—Margaret E. Backman, Coping with Choosing a Therapist (1994)

"Believe it or not most women, especially on the first date, do not want to see how turned on you are."
—Sue Harris, It Doesn't Have to Be Hard to Please a Woman

"Surprising though it may sound, fighting is a cultural activity."
—Serge Yalichev, Mercenaries of the Ancient World

"Surprising though it may sound, the most pernickety professional clockmakers are by no means averse to washing the mechanism in water."
—Michel Doussy, The Art of Restoring Antiques (1978)

"It may be said, we do not become wood when we know wood.  The answer, surprising though it may sound, is that in so far as we know wood we do become it."
—The Downside Review (1936)

"Surprising though it may sound, you often have to audition even just to get into a good acting class."
—S.J. Stratford, Arts and Entertainment

"This may surprise you, but being successful in school involves more than just brains and hard work."
—Caffeine Will Not Help You Pass That Test (2005)

"What most people don't undestand, is that the more focused and positive you are, the higher levels of motivation you will have." —Lesley Morrissey, Grow Your Own Achievers (2002)

"Words and forms that did not exist at all in standard English some time ago are now becoming accepted into the standard language and may already have become fully accepted. This may surprise you."
—Robert Lawrence Trask, Say What you Mean! (2005)

"Believe it or not, I was young once, too."
—Charlaine Harris, Crimes by Moonlight

"This may surprise you, but every religion is the sum of its adherents."
—Scott Cunningham, Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner (1988)

"Believe it or not, the undead can be very superstitious."
—Christine Feehan, Dark Slayer

"This may surprise you, but corn starch raises the blood glucose faster than ordinary sugar."
—Ragnar Hanas, Type 1 Diabetes in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults (2007)

"Believe it or not, it's all in how you think about it."
—David Allen, Making It All Work

"This may surprise you, but as many as 4% of all applicants to top colleges never complete their application."
—Andrew Allen, College Admissions Trade Secrets (2001)

"Hands-on testing reveals the surprising truth. Many people take only average precautions against life's numerous hazards."
—PC (1984)

"Believe it or not, your joyful reinvention will begin by doing what's necessary."
—Steve Chandler, 100 Ways to Motivate Yourself

"The first step in the writing process is to understand the assignment. This may surprise you if you have never thought about the variety of writing assignments you may encounter."
—John A. Beck & Marmy A. Clason, Light on the Path (2007)

"The surprising truth, that life over there is much the same as life over here."
—Blackwood's Magazine (1978)