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Quotes About Anticipation

The rain had not started falling yet, but it had scheduled an appointment.
~ Ian Rankin
This is why cup finals are so special because on the day anyone can beat anyone. That's what it's all about and that's why for me the FA Cup and the Carling Cup are the best cups in the world. That's the beauty of the cup.
~ Ian Rush
I definitely like the mystery of not knowing how things will turn out, you know.
~ Ian Williams
survival mode. I was already thinking, Okay, what's next?
~ Unknown
With enough information, it is almost impossible "not" to predict people's action.
~ Idries Shah
Disappointment cannot exist without expectation. "The expected apricot is never as sweet when it reaches the mouth.
~ Idries Shah
When tomorrow comes, think tomorrow's thoughts.
~ Idries Shah
La decepción no puede existir sin la expectativa. 'El damasco esperado nunca es tan dulce cuando llega a la boca.
~ Idries Shah
Cuando llegue mañana, piensa los pensamientos de mañana.
~ Idries Shah
Con suficiente información es casi imposible "no" predecir las acciones de la gente.
~ Idries Shah
Un viaje lleno de ilusiones y esperanzas es mejor que la llegada a cualquier posible meta.
~ Unknown
Was he really looking forward to it? They were usually a bit of anticlimax, these things. Stillit would do him good. Or serve him right
~ Colin Dexter
If today brings no hope we should plan for tomorrow.
~ Colin Falconer
I really look forward to that insane hour that we spend together. I really do.
~ Colin Farrell
Plotting is like sex. Plotting is about desire and satisfaction, anticipation and release. You have to arouse your reader's desire to know what happens, to unravel the mystery, to see good triumph. You have to sustain it, keep it warm, feed it, just a little bit, not too much at a time, as your story goes on. That's called suspense. It can bring desire to a frenzy, in which case you are in a good position to bring off a wonderful climax.
~ Unknown
They were anticipating a different kind of immediate aftermath of the fall of Baghdad, it turned out to be not exactly as they had anticipated.
~ Colin Powell
Lily Donaldson tiptoed to the front door and winced when it opened with a creak.
~ Colleen Coble
She wasn't surprised when his character revealed itself—if you waited long enough, it always did. Like the dawn.
~ Colson Whitehead
Appreciate the good times because you know the bad are always coming.
~ Unknown
I always had, have and will continue to have the future in my mind.
~ Unknown
Oh, if only I knew back when it begin what was going to happen…perhaps the pressure of knowing would have been too much to bear.
~ Unknown
That rare feeling of genuine excitement when your skin tingles, heart beats so fast and stomach summer-salts.
~ Unknown
The future is all there is to work towards.
~ Unknown
Wait for the moment they least expect.
~ Unknown