Expected Quotes

1453 quotes by 1199 authors

Every time I break out of what is expected of me and do what feels right, I feel stronger. — Simone Elkeles
Last time I was sick, the guy I was seeing brought me a bottle of ginger aleâ€¦ and expected me to pay him back for… — Kelley Armstrong
If these were indications of new love, as Sergei expected they were, then he was not surprised. All that scraping and arguing, the teasing and… — Suzanne Weyn
... her taste in music haunted my memory and I had to stop at Tower Records on the Upper West Side to buy ninety dollars'… — Bret Easton Ellis
Let us admit, without bitterness, that the individual has his distinct interests and can, without felony, stipulate for those interests and defend them. The present… — Victor Hugo
I've spent twenty-eight years doing what everyone around me expected me to do...being what everyone around me has expected me to be. And it's horrid… — Sarah MacLean
. . . she dreamed of nothing, for she hoped for nothing and expected nothing. It was as cold and dark inside her as out… — Karen Cushman
There was a fine line between love and hate you heard that cliche all the time. But no one told you that the moment you… — Jodi Picoult
But parents, she supposed, were not the pinnacle of perfection their children thought or expected them to be. They were humans who usually did the… — Mary Balogh
Is Tyson okay?" I asked. The question seemed to take my dad by surprise. He's fine. Doing much better than I expected. Though "peanut butter"… — Rick Riordan
After all, how many ways can one heart be mangled and still be expected to keep beating? — Stephenie Meyer
Because of the routines we follow, we often forget that life is an ongoing adventure. . . Life is pure adventure, and the sooner we… — Maya Angelou
As we talked, I had the sense of uncovering something precious and long-buried, fully formed. Our conversation was a process of removing layers, some of… — Lisa Kleypas
When the final result is expected to be a compromise, it is often prudent to start from an extreme position. — John Maynard Keynes
Now for the hitch in Jane's character,' he said at last, speaking more calmly than from his look I had expected him to speak. 'The… — Charlotte Bronte
She thought about how marvelous is would be to have a wife keeping the house in order, the meals on the table. At the same… — Robin Cook
things cannot be expected to turn up of themselves. We must in a measure assist to turn them up — Charles Dickens
Youâ€™d better tell me what you know, toad,â€ said Tiffany. â€œMiss Tick isnâ€™t here. I am.â€ â€œAnother world is colliding with this one,â€ said the… — Terry Pratchett
When he first put his arms around me, it was tentative, like maybe he expected I'd pull away. When I didn't, he moved in closer,… — Sarah Dessen
Had he expected me to hump her leg? — Ilona Andrews

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