Had those thoughts really somehow surfaced in the back of his mind?

Only one thought surfaced: she didn't want to be alone tonight.

I am going to be safe, the thought surfaced.

The nagging thought surfaced again he doesn't think he has to.

After a while a thought surfaced in Jato s mind.

For the first time, the thought surfaced that the aliens might not care if their commander was captured.

The thought of Gerald's rifle surfaced for a second, and then she dismissed it.

After a while a thought surfaced in Jato's mind.

A thought, so obvious and so large as to have been invisible before, surfaced in his mind.

I sipped and the disturbing thought that had been poking at me for some minutes surfaced.