Quotes About Expectation

If silences could be pregnant, then this one went to full term.

In the morning, she woke early. It was as if a pall lay over her. She turned on her back, lying rigid, expecting to hear at any moment the sound of the King's guard coming for her. Mother Lowe bustled in at seven

A wolf howled sending her lonely ululations high into the air, wailing and crying like a tortured soul. Worse was the agony of expectation as she waited for the answering cry, so that it was almost relief when it came. - Mr Darcy, Vampyre

FUTURE, n. That period of time in which our affairs prosper, our friends are true and our happiness is assured.

Opportunity: A favorable occasion for grasping a disappointment.

PRESENT, n. That part of eternity dividing the domain of disappointment from the realm of hope.

My travels in New Jersey having made me proof against surprise

happiness may come if not sought, but if looked for will never be seen;

being asked to dinner is not always the same thing as being asked to dine.

HOPE, n. Desire and expectation rolled into one.

BRIDE, n. A woman with a fine prospect of happiness behind her.

No matter what you do, someone always knew you would.

the more you give a man, the more he demands, and the less happy he becomes. No one ever appreciates what he gets for nothing.

You keep your wine in a paper bag, you shouldn't be too upset when it leaks.

There's always a worse case than your worst case, and more often than not, it happens.

But I guess you learn to stop hoping, after a while. Life teaches you to expect the worst, eh?

A bank with a reputation for mercy is like a whore with a reputation for chastity – one fears they won't get the job done.

I'd hate to be lost. But prepare yourself for the possibility of disappointment. Life is full of them." And the manner of its endings is often the greatest one of all.

It always catches people by surprise, the moment of their death, even when they should see it coming. They always think they're special, somehow expect a reprieve. But no one's special.

Brand stared in sick disbelief. He'd been sure among all those lads someone would speak, for they were honest enough. Or Hunnan would tell his part in it, for he was a respected master-at-arms. The king or the queen would draw out the truth, for they were wise and righteous. The gods wouldn't allow such an injustice to pass. Someone would do something. Maybe, like him, they were all waiting for someone else to put things right.

Surprise is like virginity. You only get the one chance at using it, and that normally turns out a crushing disappointment

And here it is. That horrible, beautiful, stretched out moment between stubbing your toe and feeling the hurt. How long do I have before the pain comes? How bad will it be when it does? Gasping, slack-jawed at the foot of the steps, Glokta felt a tingling of anticipation. Here it comes… The

And here it is. That horrible, beautiful, stretched out moment between stubbing your toe and feeling the hurt. How long do I have before the pain comes? How bad will it be when it does?

Relief, or disappointment? Hard to tell the difference.