Quotes About Expectations

He was one of the many toads you have to go through to find the prince.

Philip ripped at the wrapper of the plain, inadequately thin Hershey bar. No almonds. I don't care for nuts. You proved that when you slammed your foot between the legs of your friend this evening.

Comparisons are made to make the other person fall short.

Dependence, she knew, and the longing for more than what you had, led to unhappiness and discontent.

Love, even when pledged, isn't enough.

Being a good writer meant he could make a living and do as he chose. Being a great one would bring responsibilities and expectations he had no desire to face.

Whatever happened to women who liked to be swept off their feet?' 'They got dropped,' Diana said flatly.

comparison are designed to make someone fall short

Why do people always think being lovers shouldn't be complicated?

People put too much emphasis, too many demands, on courage, and they all put their own standards on it anyway

Maybe this wasn't the road she'd expected to take, all those years ago when she was a young girl who imagined having pretty things and a quiet life that she would earn by using her brain. But it was the road she'd taken, and she was making it the right road.

A leader's who everybody looks to for answers, even when there aren't any. Who everyone blames when things go wrong. A leader's the one who has to do the dirty work, even if it's the damn dishes.

Girls, to her mind, suffered an agony of suspense and an embarrassing passivity during prom season.

I'm a mild disappointment to them, which is worse somehow than being a serious disappointment. So I'm working hard not to be any kind of disappointment to myself." She

and while she hadn't been looking for a knight, she hadn't been searching out ogres, either.

Why did I ever think being in love would be wonderful?

You'll feel better after you do a mile or two.' 'Why?' From her prone position, Emma threw up her hands. 'Who says? Who decided that people all of a sudden have to do miles every damn day, or that twisting themselves into unnatural shapes is good for them? I think it's the people who sell this hideous equipment, and the ones who design all the cute little outfits like the one you're wearing.

I'd have taken anything you'd given. I'd have wrapped my own gauzy layers around it and convinced myself that it was right. But it would never have been right. I can't be happy, not really down-to-the-bone happy, with less than I need. And if I'm not happy, I can't make someone else happy.

Love's a gift, and can certainly be refused. Refusing doesn't destroy the gift, it simply puts it aside. You're free to do that. I'm not expecting a gift in return. Take what's offered, especially when it's offered so generously and without expectations.

her biggest problem lay in the struggling to live up to expectations. Including her own.

I was your lover Liam, but never your partner. I won't settle for that, not even for you. You had my heart in your hands, and you didn't know what to do with it. I can tell you, without the crystal ball, without the gift, you will never have another like it.

People who expect less and to be treated as less often get less.

My mother says happy ever after's a bunch of bull.

A leader's who everybody looks to for answers, even when there aren't any. Who everyone blames when things go wrong.