Quotes About Anticipation

the mere description of multiple sexual acts does little or nothing for the reader. A single act, kept at bay, warmed to, stretched out, can have a marked erotic effect.

If The Phone Doesn't Ring, It's Me.

She was the one who wanted to be with him, the one who watched and waited for him, who felt his absence badly.

The only thing worse than not getting what you want, is getting it.

I never do enjoy my breaks, long or short...I look forward to them intensely, but as soon as they begin, I can feel them starting to end. I feel the temporariness of my freedom, and find it hard to concentrate on anything other than the sensation of it trickling away.

Like having a can of Coke after a long and thirsty game of tennis. Tastes better than any other can of Coke you've ever had. Marriage, by contrast, is like starting with a fizzy can of Coke and waiting around while it gets flatter and flatter.

The water is still and smooth. Polished glass. Not a ripple of wind disturbs the dark surface. Low-rising mist drifts off liquid mountains floating against a purple-bruised sky. An eager breath shudders past my lips. Soon the sun will break.

I wait for him to announce my presence, holding his gaze, refusing to look away, determined that this beautiful boy see the face he sentences to death with this next words.

Jacinda, Sorry, but I had to leave town for a family thing. Try not to knock any other teachers unconscious while I'm gone. See you soon (but not soon enough), Will

I've always had this deep-down conviction that I'm not like everybody else, and there's an amazingly exciting new life waiting for me just around the corner.

We expect everything and are prepared for nothing.

A prudent mind can see room for misgiving, lest he who prospers should one day suffer reverse.

A prudent mind can see room for misgiving, lest he who prospers would one day suffer reverse.

One must wait until the evening to see how splendid the day has been.

The most painful state of living is remembering the future.

There is no longer waiting for anyone, but for death.

Noticing small changes early helps you adapt to the bigger change that are to come

If nothing else, Emily gets here next week, so that will be good." "That will be great. Except she's bringing the hellbeast with her." My spring reunion with Schatzi was much as I would have expected. She bit me twice, shat in my suitcase, and ate one of my shoes. "Well, you could always make yeast rolls...

I head into the front room and catch Schatzi perched on the windowsill, staring out the window like a war bride waiting for her soldier to come home. When she turns to look at me her gaze is downright soulful, and from her mouth dangles a single sunflower-adorned mitten.

Those who are ahead of their time often have to wait for it in uncomfortable quarters.

Viele, die ihrer Zeit vorausgeeilt waren, mußten auf sie in sehr unbequemen Unterkünften warten.

I had no hope. Yet expectation lived on in me, the last thing she had left behind. What further consummations, mockeries, torments did I still anticipate? I had no idea as I abided in the unshaken belief that the time of cruel wonders was not yet over.

When lightning is obviously about to strike a certain tree, one must consider sitting under another.

The key to project success is being proactive. Instead of waiting for others to tell you what to do,