Quote by Arthur C. Clarke

“All he felt now was envy. These people had expectations. Of the world, of the future, it didn't matter--expectation was such an innovative concept…

— Colson Whitehead

“There are two ways to avoid getting disappointed. Expect everything - or expect nothing.”

— Hasse Jerner

“He had been prepared to do something he had never done before.”

— Thea Harrison

“It was all so strange, so unlike what he had been looking forward to.”

— Leo Tolstoy

“people saw what they wanted to, expected to, and so rarely what was.”

— Lauren Gilley

“What should you Expect? The unexpected, so that you won't be disappointed in not expecting what's to be expected. Ponder!”

— Shenica Coleman

“You ever think that life is something that happens and that you’re not ever completely prepared for?”

— John Lescroart

“I’ve been prepared for almost anything; except absence, except silence.”

— Margaret Atwood

“Only he who is well prepared has any opportunity to improvise.”

— Ingmar Bergman

“If you are prepared to expect the unexpected, then generally you wont be disappointed.”

— Clive Owen Barry

“Actually, I don’t exactly have expectations. I have hopes, and fears.”

— Ursula K. Le Guin

“I expected nothing.”

— Petra Hermans