Quotes About Anticipation

guess we should start by X-raying it," Liz said slowly. "We'll need to scan it for biohazards, of course, and—" Abby lunged forward, cutting Liz off. She didn't hesitate as she grabbed the package and ripped. Scraps of paper and packing material flew everywhere, but no one said a thing as Abby turned the envelope upside down and dumped the contents onto the table. "Or we could do that," Liz finished.

Here's the thing you need to know about surveillance: it's boring. Sure, sometimes we blow stuff up and jump off buildings and/or moving trains, but most of the time we just hang around waiting for something to happen (a fact that almost never makes it into the movies), so I might have felt pretty silly if I were a normal girl and not a highly trained secret-agent-type person as I sat on that park bench, trying to act normal when, by definition, I'm anything but.

Just so you know Gallagher Girl," he whispered softly, "I'm going to kiss you now.

He didn't need to find a way into the Gallagher Academy, he told himself. He'd be walking through the front doors soon enough.

It is strange how we hold on to the pieces of the past while we wait for our futures.

The future always comes too fast and in the wrong order.

He was nearly home, and he was experiencing in full the phenomenon of something unpleasant becoming far more so when one need not endure it much longer.

I have no idea what Paloma looks like-what she'll be like. I have no idea what to expect. I should've asked more questions. I should've used the last ten hours to grill Chay until he broke-until he confided every dark and dirty secret Paloma is hiding. Instead,I chose to eat.And read.And dream about some phantom boy with smooth brown skin,icy-blue eyes, and long glossy black hair-a boy I've never even met in real life. Lot of good it did me.

Can I come back tomorrow? And if so, do I get to go first?

anxiously for the two days in between. But the

Moi, sans que je puisse me l'expliquer, j'attendais autre chose. Je ne savais en quoi elle consisterait, mais j'étais sûre de l'espérer. Un désir est d'autant plus violent qu'on en ignore l'objet.

Of course you think about the goalkeeper you are facing before a game. You have to prepare yourself for the game and think about the weakness of the players you are up against.

You would be amazed how many important outs you can get by working the count down to where the hitter is sure you're going to throw to his weakness, and then throw to his power instead.

It's impossible to start making a weapon only when the war already started!

What surprises me, what amazes me, is that it seems the military people were expecting to stumble on large quantities of gas, chemical weapons and biological weapons.

Every day's an adventure when I step out of my door. That's why I usually wear a hat and keep my head low.

I don't care what anybody else is wearing. I feel like they're all waiting to see what I have on. If you really want to know the truth, that's what I think. They're waiting to see what I'mma do next.

Climate is what we expect, weather is what we get.

I've never been one to bet on the weather.

If you hear on the weather report that it's going to rain tomorrow, rather than reminding yourself to bring your umbrella, set the umbrella by the front door - now the environment is reminding you to bring the umbrella.

The only way to go on holiday is with your expectations at ground level. Convince yourself before you go that the weather's going to be dreadful and there will be nylon sheets. You'll then be pleasantly surprised.

The conditions change so much at the French Open, you know, you have to be prepared for something you really don't know what it is. You can practice in the morning and it's fine, and the weather is great then you come to play in the afternoon and it is drizzly and the conditions are totally different.

Never mention a web site is coming until it's already there.

I make a point of not logging into websites that give spoilers.