Quotes About Anticipation

He leaned over and removed the lid, and some really wonderful smells steamed out. But I wasn't going to get excited, not this time, because it was probably Bambi in shallots or Nemo with fennel or—

Soldier, you ready to head out?" "Yes, sir." "Flashlight? Pocket knife? Compass?" "Check." "Clean white shirt? Success loves preparation. You never know when a clean shirt will be needed.

Excitement is never comfortable. When it comes, you just hang on and hope you don't fall off.

Keep hoping to see the light in her eyes. Even knowing it'll mean she's saying good-bye.

He was on me before my brain processed the fact that he was coming for me.

Ryodan growled. "For fuck's sake, you don't stalk an orgasm, you enjoy its arrival.

Little testy tonight?" "That woman's boobs do not belong in your face." "It's not as if I can see yours at the moment." "Well, you're damn well going to feel them. Soon." "One hopes," he murmurs.

We expect Evil to announce itself.

You will most certainly scream. I promise you that.

I know who the fuck you are," he clips the words out coldly. "You're the only one that doesn't. Dani could have anticipated the Hag's movements. You could not. Jada.

The nights go on waiting for a light that never comes

She was waiting for him to say something intelligent, Grimm realized. Damn the woman, but she should know better than that. Intelligent just didn't happen when he was around Jillian.

I'd also secreted a few crosses and bottles of holy water in various nooks. Barrons would laugh at me if he knew. You might wonder if I'm expecting an army from Hell. I am.

Silence can't be interpreted. It can't be anticipated. It gives away nothing. And in most people, prolonged silence instills unease. We fill it up with the very best or worst of our imagination. As Ryodan said, the wise man is the silent one.

I'm used to feeling like I'm the only one sees the hard things coming, and I'm always angling to skew the odds in my favor. It's nice to know somebody else is preparing, too.

Holy fecking crikey, it comes!

If you know what's coming and don't do anything to stop it, you got no right to act all surprised and pissy when the crap hits the fan. Rule #1 in the Universe: the crap always hits the fan. It's the nature of crap. It's a fan magnet.

I envision the possible scenarios, starting with the worst first. I like to do it that way so I can end on the happy thought and aim for it.

as jittery as a caffeine addict outside a closed Starbucks.

You got here in the nick of time," Johnny said, grinning insolently at him. "I was just about to start ripping off her clothes.

The game lasts twenty seconds, tops. You don't want to come all that way and miss the game.

Better days are coming! They're called Saturday and Sunday.

Stop worrying about what tomorrow may bring. Focus on what you can control. Stay positive. Enjoy today. Expect good things to come.

Our fears are an amazing gift of the imagination... a way of glimpsing what might be the future when there's still time to influence how that future will play out.