Quotes About Expectation

Eleven. I have waited for your awakening exactly an hour, for you asked me to come at ten. And here I am! (85)

She only came through that gate once a day, but my heart would beat faster from at least ten false alarms every morning. Then when her time came and the hands were pointing to noon, my heart went on thumping until her shoes with their black patent-leather straps and steel buckles drew level, almost soundlessly, with my basement window.

Our expectations shape our perceptions; we see what we are looking for.

Flirting is a promise of sexual intercourse without a guarantee.

nothing yet. I've been waiting. for what? she made no response. she could not tell him that she had been waiting for him.

He who gives himself up like a prisoner of war must give up his weapons as well. And deprived in advance of defense against a possible blow, he cannot help wondering when the blow will fall. That is why I can say that for Franz, love meant the constant expectation of a blow.

perhaps all the questions we ask for love, to measure, test, prob, and save it, have the additional effect of cutting it short. Perhaps the reason we are unable to love is that we yearn to be loved. that is, we demand something (love) from our partner instead of delivering ourselves up to him demand-free and asking for nothing but his company

The only explanation I can suggest is that for Franz, love was not an extension of public life but its antithesis. It meant a longing to put himself in the mercy of his partner. He who gives himself up his weapons as well. And deprived in advance of defense against a possible blow, he cannot help wondering when the blow will fall. That is why I can say that for Franz, love meant the constant expectation of a blow.

Se buscan así mismos en las mujeres, buscan su ideal y se ven repetidamente desengañados porque un ideal es como sabemos, aquello que nunca puede encontrarse

Só o acaso pode nos parecer uma mensagem. Aquilo que acontece por necessidade, aquilo que é esperado e se repete cotidianamente é coisa muda apenas.

Quien se entrega a otro como un soldado que se rinde, debe hacer previamente entrega de cualquier tipo de arma. Y si se queda sin defensa alguna ante un ataque, no podrá evitar preguntarse: ¿Cuándo llegará el ataque? Por eso puedo decir. Para Franz el amor significaba la permanente espera de un ataque.

But is not an event in fact more significant and noteworthy the greater the number of fortuities necessary to bring it about? Chance and chance alone has a message for us. everything that occurs out of necessity, everything expected, repeated day in and day out, is mute. Only chance can speak to us.

But is not an event in fact more significant and noteworthy the greater the number of fortuities necessary to bring it about? Chance and chance alone has a message for us. Everything that occurs out of necessity, everything expected, repeated day in and day out, is mute. Only chance can speak to us. We read its message much as gypsies read the images made by coffee grounds at the bottom of a cup.

Está pronta demais a prometer sem mostrar de maneira suficientemente clara que sua promessa não a obriga a nada.

It was idealism that made him so angry. He expected too much out of life.

O amor era pra ele o desejo de se abandonar às vontades e caprichos do outro. Aquele que se entrega ao outro como um soldado se constitui prisioneiro, deve antes entregar todas as armas. E, vendo-se sem defesa, não pode deixar de se indagar quando virá o golpe. Posso, portanto, dizer que o amor era para Franz a espera contínua do golpe.

Cel care se pred? altuia, soldatul care devine prizonier e dator, mai târziu, s? arunce toate armele de care dispune. ?i, V?zându-se lipsit de ap?rare, nu se poate st?pâni s? nu întrebe când anume se va produce lovitura. Pot spune, aÈ™adar, c? dragostea era, pentru Franz, o aÈ™teptare neîncetat? a loviturii.

love meant the constant expectation of a blow.

Forse non siamo capaci di amare proprio perchè desideriamo essere amati, vale a dire vogliamo qualcosa (l'amore) dell'altro invece di avvicinarci a lui senza pretese e volore solo la sua semplice presenza.

No le respondió. No podía decirle que le esperaba a él.

Una satisfacción que tiene la obligación de cubrir el puesto de otras satisfacciones se convierte rápidamente en una satisfacción demasiado cansada.

Es curioso, la gente emplea palabras groseras de la mañana a la noche, pero, cuando oye hablar por la radio a una persona conocida, a la que aprecia, utilizando la palabra "Mierda" en cada frase, se siente decepcionada

He loved her beyond all reason and didn't expect her to love him back. He was just waiting for her to wise up.

Suffering comes from desire, not from pain.