Quotes About Disappointment

I hung up again and looked at Katz. "What is it with this town? I've blown more intelligent life into a handkerchief.

He invested heavily in an automated general store in which customers would put a coin in a slot and a moment later a bag of coal, potatoes, onions, nails, hairpins, or other desired commodity would come sliding down a chute to them. The system never worked. It never came close to working.

I was disappointed. I had got used to the idea that Bobby Boss didn't exist, that he had been invented by the supporters, an elaborate laundering operation that allowed them to buy tickets, book hotels, even hire guides like Jackie so that they could then go about the business of doing what they had been banned from doing.

New Rule: Stop lying to me about your pancake mix. The back of the box says 1 1/2 cups makes ten to twelve pancakes. Really? 'Cause I get four. Who's your cook, Jesus?

New Rule: Someone has to make a mustard container that doesn't squirt out yellow water before it gets to the actual mustard. I get all excited for lunch, and then Grey Poupon pees on my sandwich. I suppose I could shake the bottle first, but fuck you, I'm an American consumer. Not only should your mustard be pre-blended to my specifications, it should also whiten my teeth.

Why can't the world ever be unfair in my favor?

Life's disappointments are harder to take when you don't know any swear words.

Life is full of surprises, but never when you need one.

I know the world isn't fair, but why isn't it ever unfair in my favor?

You've got a lotta nerve to say you are my friend. When I was down you just stood there a grinin

Trump is the perfect foil," he summarized. "He's the bad father, the terrible first husband, the boyfriend that fucked you over and wasted all those years, and [you] gave up your youth for, and then dumped you. And the terrible boss that grabbed you by the pussy all the time and demeaned you.

He is her glory. Any woman could say it. For every one of them, God is in her child. Mothers of great men must have been familiar with this feeling, but then, all women are mothers of great men -- it isn't their fault if life disappoints them later.

All mothers are mothers of great people, and it is not their fault that life later disappoints them.

Avevo la coscienza in disordine. Ho fatto cilecca in un bel po' di cose.

Tienes esperanzas? —preguntó Lazuli. —Como no las tenía desde hacía muchísimo tiempo —dijo Wolf—. Pero no me inspira mucha confianza. Ocurrirá como las otras veces. —¿Qué pasó las otras veces? —dijo Lazuli. —Nada —respondió Wolf—. Una vez terminado, no quedaba nada. Sólo decepción. En fin....no se puede permanecer siempre a ras de suelo.

Life delivers far less disappointment when your expectations are low.

I'm not saying I needed my life to be a symphony - I just never thought it'd turn out to be a country song.

It was a basic rule of life: Parents are full of promises; children are full of needs and longing. The perfect ingredients for disappointment.

She preferred those occupations that require no companion. She walked alone, rad alone, sat alone in the sittingroom or in the ray of faint sunshine which sometimes penetrated the little courtyard ab about one o'clock. She was less open-hearted and confiding than before; it was as if someone -- not necessarily Jonathan Strange -- had disappointed her and she was determined to be more independent in future.

Someone who loved you would understand." Stopping, her cheeks paling alarmingly, Georgiana snatched her hand from his grip. "I would never trust anyone who said he cared for me. I've heard it before." With that, she rejoined his aunts, leaving him standing alone by the refreshment table. Apparently he'd destroyed much more than her maidenhead. He'd destroyed her ability to trust her heart—or anyone else's.

The worst mark you can recieve is a promise, especially when it is confirmed with an oath; after which every man retires, and gives over all hopes. (referring to Chief Minister of State)

I thought we'd turned a corner. Maybe we did, but we hit a brick wall anyway.

Let's be clear. There was no us." My smartphone chimed with a text from Raúl, letting me know that he was nearly at the Crossfire with Eva. I moved to the coatrack. "You wanted to fuck and I fucked you. If you wanted me, well … I'm not responsible for your exaggerated expectations.

You can still find disappointment in those you adore.