Quotes About Expectation

It was the promise of maybe, maybe one day.

He will let you down, because that's what he does. That's who he is.

It's torturous standing there in front of him, waiting—for what, I don't know.

Reeve shakes his head and exhales loudly. "That's not what I'm saying and you know it!" He looks away. "Can you just . . . can you go get dressed and come with me and we'll talk about it later? My mom's expecting you.

But it feels like everything all around me is shifting in ways I didn't expect, when all I want is for things to stand still.

But still I hope, because I can't help but hope.

Just you wait. As soon as you and I are done, he's gonna pull some cheesy-ass move and, like, profess his love for you with a boom box. I'm telling you, I know how guys think.

What would you do if I got pregnant right now?" "Lara Jean, we're not even having sex. That would be the immaculate conception.

What would Peter and I do if I got pregnant? I can't even picture what would happen. All I can see is the look on Daddy's face when I tell him the news, and that's about as far as I get.

used to believe. I used to think that if I wanted it bad enough, wished hard enough, everything would work out the way it was supposed to. Destiny,

And so when August and September began and still the phone didn't ring, all I had to do was think back to the way he'd looked at me that last night, and I knew there was still hope.

There's something romantic about waiting for a letter in the mail, waiting for your destiny.

He looks at me like he's waiting for something, and suddenly I'm afraid to give it.

Because I really did believe he was coming. If I didn't, would I have taken extra care with my hair that morning? In the shower, would I have shaved my legs not once but twice, just to be safe? Would I have put on that new dress and worn those heels that made my feet hurt if I truly didn't believe he was coming?

I hate when people say that they have something to tell you and they don't just say it. It's like when people say they have a funny story —like, just hurry up and tell the story and I'll decide for myself if I think it's funny or not.

Just one look across a bathroom fish tank was all it took? They knew it was a love worth dying for? Because they do not know. They believe. I guess the difference is, in those times people got married so much younger than they do now. Realistically, till death do us part probably only meant, like, fifteen or twenty years, because people didn't live as long back then.

Parece una tontería estar tan decepcionada por algo que sólo acabas de darte cuenta de que querías, ¿no? • capítulo 49, pág. 277

Elaine and I sit on the porch and wait for Mark to come over. She tells me my hair looks pretty, and I compliment her on her new suit again. I wish I had a two-piece. We see Mark coming up the walk with a blue towel slung around his neck, and Elaine whispers, "Here comes your

A part of me is already homesick for them. Another part of me is so, so excited to take this next step, and I never thought I would be, not after things didn't turn out the way I'd hoped.

Lucas, I hate when people say that they have something to tell you and they don't just say it. It's like when people say they have a funny story—like, just hurry up and tell the story and I'll decide for myself if I think it's funny or not.

When I see him again, will he smile at me, make a joke of it to lighten the mood? Or will he pretend he never saw it, to spare us both? I think that would be worse.

Curling your hair is an intrinsically hopeful act. I like to curl mine at night and think of all the things that could happen tomorrow.

WHEN YOU'RE TRYING SOMETHING NEW, YOU'RE TORN BETWEEN ANTICIPATING A DELIGHTFUL SURPRISE AND THINKING YOU'RE A FOOL TO IGNORE WHAT YOU KNOW YOU LIKE.

Waiting and hoping is a hard thing to do when you've already been waiting and hoping for almost as long as you can bear it.