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Quotes About Waiting

All my life I've been waiting to understand. Look what God has done for me!
~ Unknown
To say that one waits a lifetime for his soulmate to come around is a paradox. People eventually get sick of waiting, take a chance on someone, and by the art of commitment become soulmates, which takes a lifetime to perfect.
~ Criss Jami
She had been waiting for him, every day pouring cupfuls of water into the pots that held his plants, turning them in the sunlight, taking care of them because she thought it was a way of taking care of him.
~ Cristina Henriquez
If a man wants to be romantically involved with you, he tries to kiss you. That's the entire story, and if he doesn't kiss you, there is never a reason to wait around for him.
~ Curtis Sittenfeld
If you knew where your happiness came from, it gave you patience. You realized that a lot of the time, you were just waiting out a situation, and that took the pressure off; you no longer looked to every interaction to actually do something for you.
~ Curtis Sittenfeld
Could we get on with this? I have a case waiting." Annette's brows rose. "Jane, you and I both deal with the dead. You're a homicide detective—any case you have can just keep waiting. Not like the guy will get any deader.
~ Unknown
People say it's better to know the truth, but what if the ending's a bad one? Is it still better to know? Or is it kinder to keep that string of hope dangling? To believe that maybe if you just wait long enough, everything could still end the way you want.
~ Cynthia Lord
Can't we have jam?" "Not today," said Sal. "You can have jam yesterday and tomorrow," said Tilly solemnly
~ D.E. Stevenson
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~ D.E. Stevenson
It's no good trying to get rid of your own aloneness. You've got to stick to it all your life. Only at times, at times, the gap will be filled in. At times! But you have to wait for the times. Accept your own aloneness and stick to it, all your life. And then accept the times when the gap is filled in, when they come. But they've got to come. You can't force them.
~ D.H. Lawrence
She was always waiting, it seemed to be her forte.
~ D.H. Lawrence
The very important thing you should have is patience.
~ Jack Ma
I take a lot of pride being a beacon of hope for people who haven't achieved what they wanted to achieve even though they've had to wait a very long time to do it.
~ Kofi Kingston
I tried reaching out to my daughter via her family members but they couldn't get me access or straight answers. I know she will come and find me when the time is right.
~ Raj Kundra
When filming videos you spend hours getting ready and hours waiting around.
~ Sarah Harding
How could it be late, when you're the sunrise? There's no morning sky or lark-song before you appear. No butterfly would dare unfold its wings. The day waits on you, my heart, just as the harvest waits the reaper.
~ Lisa Kleypas
Miss Marva's driving technique was at best creative, and at worst she was an accident waiting to happen.
~ Lisa Kleypas
My feet ached in my Cinderella shoes. I shifted my weight and wiggled my toes beneath the cutting Lucite straps. My Prince Charming had finally showed up, I thought wretchedly, and he was too damn late.
~ Lisa Kleypas
Somewhere out there, the perfect man you deserve is probably searching for you." Phoebe laughed against his mouth. "Let's hurry, then- we can be married before he gets here.
~ Lisa Kleypas
existen dos tipos de personas: las que eligen ser dueñas de su propio destino y las que esperan sentadas mientras los demás bailan.
~ Lisa Kleypas
He'd called again five minutes later, timing it to the second. Because, well, hanging up and calling again right away would be a tad...obsessive. Wouldn't it?
~ Unknown
The cliffhangers are killer but more then worth it. Surrender can't come out fast enough.
~ Lisa Renee Jones
As she spoke, I wanted to cry, because sometimes it's just so damn hard to be a mother. We have to wait and wait and wait for our children to open their hearts to us. And if that doesn't work, we have to bide our time and look for the moment of weakness when we can sneak back into their lives and they will see us and remember us for the people who love them unconditionally.
~ Lisa See
Their only chance to mix with royalty was while they played Bézique. They never played any other game but this one that had grown out of the French court: it was the game of the cavaliers, a game of waiting between battles.
~ Lisa St. Aubin de Terán