Expect Quotes

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In Charn [Jadis] had taken no notice of Polly (till the very end) because Digory was the one she wanted to make use of. Now… — C.S. Lewis
Hope for the best, expect the worst. — Angela Carter
Life is a good deal more comfortable if one doesn't expect it to be fair. — Mary Jo Putney
He might as well plant an oak in a flowerpot, and expect it to thrive, as imagine he can restore her to vigour in the… — Emily Bronte
Like all failed experiments, that one taught me something I didnâ€™t expect: one key ingredient of so-called experience is the delusional faith that it is… — Jennifer Egan
It took a lot of women like that, a lot of women who said "I'm not going to do what you expect me to do,… — Maureen Johnson
Hofstadter's Law: It always takes longer than you expect, even when you take into account Hofstadter's Law — Douglas Hofstadter
Life's under no obligation to give us what we expect. We take what we get and are thankful it's no worse than it is. — Margaret Mitchell
I've read your summary." "And?" "It's not incompetent." Be still, my heart, so I don't faint from such faint phrase. "Did you expect it to… — Ilona Andrews
And you expect me to commute two hours each way from the Keep to the Order." I kept my voice mild. "I suppose I won't… — Ilona Andrews
Tiny gold sparks flared in his irises. "You're in my rooms in my bathtub naked and you're still mouthing off." Did he expect anything different?… — Ilona Andrews
What I think I'll do is I'll do my best to yank Debbie out of me by the roots. And then I'll turn up on… — Charlaine Harris
To be around someone whose self-confidence is more than what our first glance led us to expect is seductive. — Abraham Verghese
I expect what you're not aware of would fill several books, Dursely. — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
You're the sort of person who, on principle, no longer expects anything of anything. There are plenty, younger than you or less young, who live… — Italo Calvino
Be gentle with him, Mercy. He's got a heart as big as Texasâ€” he'll die for you without blinking. But he doesn't expect anyone to… — Nalini Singh
Nothing will behave in the logical way you have come to expect. — Paulo Coelho
Evie," Lillian interupted impatiently, "men expect to be deceived in these matters. They're happiest that way. If one were straightforward with them the whole prospect… — Lisa Kleypas
Two things you should know about me; The first is that I am deeply suspicious of people in general. It is my nature to expect… — Veronica Roth
How did men believe in something that preached love on one hand, yet taught destruction of unbelievers on the other? How did one rationalize belief… — Brandon Sanderson

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