Quotes About Anticipation

As Seth Godin says, "Anxiety is nothing but repeatedly re-experiencing failure in advance.

Being ready isn't enough you have to be prepared for a promotion or any other significant change.

Adam wants to know what took you so long? "Tell him I had wild, passionate sex with a complete stranger.

Mercy?" His voice was very calm, that "people are going to die" calm only he could do. As soon as he started to speak, silence fell behind him because I wasn't the only one who knew that voice.

If you leave me naked and waiting on the bed without making love to me, I'll—" I didn't get to finish the threat. I think it was the word "naked," though maybe it was "bed," but before I finished my sentence, he was on me. Mercy to Adam

If you don't stop playing with that dress, I'm going to rip it right off of you, and we won't be heading for dinner.

Jones is dead," I promised. "He just doesn't know it yet. But we are patient, we can wait until the time is ripe.

What are we hunting?" Anna's voice had lost the tautness of stress. "A treasure," said Tom. "The exact nature of which is a surprise.

already knew the ending, I didn't feel

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After this, anything might happen. Anything at all. - The End

When things do go wrong, one would think that worry would've prepared one in some way. This is not the case.

It is better to be prepared for the rock that doesn't fall than to be hit on the head by the one that you didn't expect.

Anticipation! It occurred to him that his anticipation was more pleasant to him than the experiencing.

Sometimes when we anticipate meeting with someone who is difficult to work with, a tape starts playing in our heads. "Why do I have to have another meeting with this person? I'll just try to get through it." These kinds of thoughts will likely lead to a self fulfilling prophecy of an unproductive and painful experience.

headed for her bedroom and her closet. Her whole future rested

It was now, the day I had been dreaming about for so long. No longer a dream but real. Not to be wasted but to be lived.

The ship of aunts has arrived," said Grandfather softly. "Aren't you going down?" I nodded. "You'll be nice, won't you?" I said to him. "I will be as charming as a prince," said Grandfather. "We'll see," I said. I left Grandfather laughing behind me.

I'm going to town tomorrow," said Papa, carrying plates to the house. "Who needs something wonderful?" Papa looked at me. "Want to come, Cassie? Buy something perfect?" Mama smiled. "I'll have a new horse, if you don't mind," said Matthew. "You could get me a buggy," said Maggie. "With a leather top." "I'll have another piece of cake," said Grandfather, making everyone laugh.

Patricia Morrisroe

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A dinner made by a great cook is a vision of the world to come.

Two seconds later, he bolted upright and turned to his sister with a big grin. "Hey! You know what this means? You and I are on our way to the scene of a murder!

When you get what you wish for, it's never quite what you think it will be.