Quotes About Anticipation

Remembering now all those farewells (fake farewells, worked-up farewells), Irena thinks: a person who messes up her goodbyes shouldn't expect much from her re-unions.

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.

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.

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.

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

Acaso todo lo que no sea una loca carrera en pos de un desenlace final es aburrido? Cuando masticas este magnífico muslo, ¿te aburres? ¿Tienes prisa por llegar al final? Al contrario, quieres que el pato penetre dentro de ti lo más lentamente posible y que su sabor no se acabe nunca. Una novela no debe parecerse a una carrera de bicicletas, sino a un banquete con muchos platos.

Pour échapper à la souffrance, le plus souvent on se réfugie dans l'avenir. Sur la piste du temps, on imagine une ligne au-delà de laquelle la souffrance présente cessera d'exister.

Lo que importa no es la inflación per se, sino la inflación no anticipada

I'm waiting for them to make 'Thundercats'. I would love to be Cheetara.

Creators love creations before they exist.

When did Noah build the boat? - Before the rain.

I'd love to be abducted. I'd sit on my deck at home waiting all night long to be abducted. But that's never happened that I know of.

When you've never gotten love from someone, you don't know what it might look like if it ever does appear. You look for it in everything: any bright light overhead could be a star.

I love the first hour of a horror movie, the fear and anticipation. Then, when it gets bloody, I lose interest.

You know what, despite my complaints about The Phantom Menace and Episode II, when Episode III comes out I'll be first in line. I genuinely love it.

Normally I wouldn't spoil anything because I love surprises - I don't even shake my presents at Christmas.

I love to be in the position of not knowing what I'm gonna do, but having rehearsed all of those so when something happens with the others actors I go with whatever that is I'm getting.

I love imaginative representations of a possible near-future, where you look at the technology and you think, "Well, yeah, that could really nearly be true." I like those kinds of backgrounds.

When I think about you, I get a rush. I wanna meet my Ms.Anonymous.

I love that feeling of going into a packed theater.

The last girl I love will be someone I haven't even met yet, probably.

There are a lot of very beautiful people in world. I'd love to tell you who my pin-ups are now, but I might meet them.