Expect Quotes

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Expect nothing. Live frugally On surprise. become a stranger To need of pity Or, if compassion be freely Given out Take only enough Stop short… — Alice Walker
Creative scientists and saints expect revelation and do not fear it. Neither do children. But as we grow up and we are hurt, we learned… — Madeleine L'Engle
There will be little rubs and disappointments everywhere, and we are all apt to expect too much; but then, if one scheme of happiness fails,… — Jane Austen
I am not an angel,' I asserted; 'and I will not be one till I die: I will be myself. Mr. Rochester, you must neither… — Charlotte Bronte
If trouble comes when you least expect it then maybe the thing to do is to always expect it. — Cormac McCarthy
Though I do not believe that a plant will spring up where no seed has been, I have great faith in a seed. Convince me… — Henry David Thoreau
I expect you have seen someone put a a lighted match to a bit of newspaper which is propped up in a grate against an… — C.S. Lewis
What I'm worrying about is what Tom is going to say when he starts talking." "Uncle Tom?" "I wish there was something else you could… — P.G. Wodehouse
If you expect nothing from anybody, youâ€™re never disappointed. — Sylvia Plath
If you expect me to believe that a lawyer wrote A Midsummer Night's Dream, I must be dafter than I look. — Jasper Fforde
Who do readers expect to see when they pick up this book? Who has won the Most Troubled Romantic Lead at the BookWorld Awards seventy-seven… — Jasper Fforde
Have been unavoidably detained by the world. Expect us when you see us. — Neil Gaiman
Each aspect within us needs understanding and compassion. If we are unwilling to give it to ourselves how can we expect the world to give… — Debbie Ford
When we least expect it, life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to change; at such a moment, there is no… — Paulo Coelho
If you expect to succeed as a writer, rudeness should be the second-to-least of your concerns. The least of all should be polite society and… — Stephen King
If I ever reach heaven I expect to find three wonders there: first, to meet some I had not thought to see there; second, to… — Billy Joel
You should never be surprised when someone treats you with respect, you should expect it. — Sarah Dessen
I donâ€™t expect you will really understand the beauty of the softly simmering cauldron with its shimmering fumes, the delicate power of liquids that creep… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
Yes, you will. And I will warn you now that not their blood but your suspicion might build evil in them. They will be what… — John Steinbeck
Chance, my master and my friend, will, I feel sure, deign once again to send me the spirits of his unruly kingdom. All my trust… — Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

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