Expectations-illusions Quote by Eva Heller

“Was my life going to go on like this forever, totally uneventful? Alternating between unfulfilled expectations and expected disappointments?”

— Eva Heller

“I think I'd convinced myself that all long-term relationships end up that way; I really thought I had no right to expect more.”

— Catherine Sanderson

“To love with expectations is, in the end, an oppressive, driven thing, and people know it when they receive it.”

— Mark Galli

“Expectations are pretty tough on relationships.”

— Woody Harrelson

“I ask you to keep in mind that you will be disappointed only to the extent that your desires or expectations fall out of…

— Jim Bainbridge

“Don't let expectations distort reality. You would be wasting a very precious time.”

— Muriel Maufroy

“That was the recipe of our relationship, I think. We gave each other what we never expected to find.”

— Ian Caldwell & Dustin Thomason

“HOPE AND EXPECTATION ARE NOT THE SAME THING, THOUGH BOTH WILL LEAD TO DISAPPOINTMENT. EXIST IN THE MOMENT, ACCEPTING ALL THINGS AS THEY ARE,…

— Mark T. Barnes

“Expectations are the shackles that will not permit something to be what it actually is.”

— Craig D. Lounsbrough

“What had our relationship been? A betrayal of those around us, or the desire of another life?”

— Michael Ondaatje

“Nobody suceeds beyond his or her wildest expectations unless he or she begins with some wild expectations.”

— Ralph Charell

“Always be realistic with your expectations. Too much expectation can only lead to frustration.”

— Mouloud Benzadi