Expectations Quotes

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I hated waiting. If I had one particular complaint, it was that my life seemed composed entirely of expectation. I expected â€” an arrival, an… — Marilynne Robinson
I hated the tests the raised hopes and failed expectations." - Two Kinds — Amy Tan
She was becoming sad. There is no joy involved in following others' expectations of yourself — Miriam Toews
The thing that binds us together is that we have both lowered our expectations of life — Orhan Pamuk
We all remember epochs in our experience when some dear expectation dies, or some new motive is born. — George Eliot
And is it the way, in these kingdoms you fell from, for a woman to join forces with an unnatural child who's murdered her friend?… — Kristin Cashore
emotion clouds the rational, and many perspectives guide the full reality. To view current events as a historian is to account for all perspectives, even… — R A Salvatore
Everyone seems to want more form me. I am a thoroughly disappointing girl around. I shall wear a scarlet 'D' upon my bosom for all… — Libba Bray
Our holiday food splurge was a small crate of tangerines, which we found ridiculously thrilling after an eight-month abstinence from citrus.... Lily hugged each one… — Barbara Kingsolver
We're wired to expect the world to be brighter and more meaningful and more obviously interesting than it actually is. And when we realize that… — Lev Grossman
The only education in grief that any of us ever gets is a crash course. Until Caroline had died I had belonged to that other… — Gail Caldwell
I come here with no expectations, only to profess, now that I am at liberty to do so, that my heart is and always will… — Jane Austen
The problem of unmet expectations in marriage is primarily a problem of stereotyping. Each and every human being on this planet is a unique person.… — M. Scott Peck
It takes three to make love, not two: you, your spouse, and God. Without God people only succeed in bringing out the worst in one… — Fulton J. Sheen
I mean, like most guys, you carry around this girl in your head, who is exactly who you want her to be. The person you… — Rachel Cohn
What mattered most was knowing that love was mine to give, without strings or expectations. — Nicholas Sparks
I'll just be your brother from now on." he said, looking at her with a hopeful expectation that she would be pleased, which made her… — Cassandra Clare
I was a veritable Johnny Appleseed of grand expectations, and all I reaped for my trouble was a harvest of bitter fruit. — Elizabeth Gilbert
If you're going to say what you want to say, you're going to hear what you don't want to hear. — Roberto Bolano
The day had been spent in the expectation of these hours, and now they were crumbling away, becoming, in their turn, another period of expectancy...It… — Simone de Beauvoir

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