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Quotes About Anticipation

It is hard to say what the future holds, but this is probable - it won't be just like the past.
~ Tony Campolo
breathlessly, opening the door to his old bedroom. She
~ Tony DiTerlizzi
Mr. Leaphorn," the man said. "Papa said you coming.
~ Tony Hillerman
you know lovers walked here, felt the rising sun against their upturned faces here, anticipated tomorrow here, just not today.
~ Unknown
The story of me is always about what will be, never what is. It is the search for a treasure within life, never seeing that life is the treasure.
~ Tony Parsons
He had been vaguely pinning his redemption on the upcoming eclipse, hoping for something somehow transformative, or at least something greater than a wow and brow-furrowed appreciation of celestial mechanics.
~ Unknown
Het mooiste dat het leven biedt zijn af en toe de dromen, dat alles nog beginnen moet en het beste nog moet komen
~ Unknown
It's a pity that exciting things always stop happening when you're not afraid of them anymore and would like to have a little fun.
~ Tove Jansson
I'll wind all the clocks,' he thought. 'Perhaps that makes the spring come a tiny bit earlier. And someone might wake up if I happen to break some big thing.
~ Tove Jansson
The world is full of great and wonderful things for those who are ready for them." – Moominpappa
~ Tove Jansson
Mari was hardly listening. A daring thought was taking shape in her mind. She began to anticipate a solitude of her own, peaceful and full of possibility. She felt something close to exhilaration, of a kind that people can permit themselves when they are blessed with love.
~ Tove Jansson
Isn't it a nice thing to know that someone's longing for you and waiting and waiting to see you again? (Little Creep to Snufkin)
~ Tove Jansson
The spring evenings had grown long, and it was hard to darken the room. They sat in their separate chairs and waited for Fassbinder, their silence a respectful preparation. They had waited this way for their meetings with Truffaut, Bergman, Visconti, Renoir, Wilder, and all the other honored guests that Jonna had chosen and enthroned–the finest present she could give her friend.
~ Tove Jansson
All of a sudden there's a song - there in your hotel room playing your guitar - and you write it, and two or three years later it will come true. It keeps you on your toes.
~ Townes Van Zandt
had thought she and her sisters would celebrate it together at the Whitmans'. Perhaps they might have even heard from their uncle by then. There wouldn't have been gifts to exchange, but they would have
~ Tracie Peterson
Now, if you're ready, I think we should go have a wedding." Marty nodded in great enthusiasm. "I was ready when I got here. Will said if we didn't get downstairs, he was gonna come up here and get you. He said he'd carry you over his shoulder if he had to. I think he just wants to kiss you." "Oh dear," Hannah said in mock horror. "Then we had better move quickly.
~ Tracie Peterson
He set a finger beneath her chin and gently forced her head up so she was looking in his eyes. "Good night, my little Esme. I look forward to continuing this tomorrow. Rest well. You'll need it for everything I have planned.
~ Unknown
Can we go in to supper now?" she asked. "I'm starved. I hope they serve something other than lobster patties and caviar." He linked their arms again and started toward the dining room. "Never fear, my dear. I won't let you starve. I shall go to the kitchens myself if need be and raid the larder for bread and cheese." She laughed and leaned against him. "My hero.
~ Unknown
Good grief! They're going to call us inside soon, and Sticky hasn't even met Madge yet!" "Who's Madge?" Sticky asked. "Her Majesty the Queen!
~ Trenton Lee Stewart
Sights, smells, temperature changes—all sorts of stuff. We notice it without consciously thinking about it. He says we may not be paying attention, but our brains are recording and processing it all the same, and these… these observations, or whatever you want to call them, make up a pattern. So if you're good with patterns, the way Mr. Benedict says I am, you can sometimes predict things.
~ Trenton Lee Stewart
He cranked the key until the watch was fully wound, then withdrew the key and held the watch to his ear.
~ Trenton Lee Stewart
They're waiting at the barrier," Constance said as she and Kate left the control room. "Every one of them.
~ Trenton Lee Stewart
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~ Trevanian
Throw back more than you catch and, why, there's always going to be something there tomorrow.
~ Unknown