Ahead of time Quote by Ilona Andrews

“I would make a HORRIBLE outlaw. I can plan the crime perfectly, but I'd also need to plan the outcomes to make it work.”

— Michelle M. Pillow

“No one knows for sure about the future. But if you feel reluctant to plan something about it, then someone with guts would define…

— Toba Beta [Betelgeuse Incident

“Try to avoid getting involved with somebody who's gonna need killing before it's over. It may seem to you that that narrows the field…

— Jill Conner Browne

“Always have a plan, but be prepared to change it at any given moment.”

— K. Chrisbacher

“If you ever do run across it, you will now be prepared.”

— J.K. Rowling

“Listen, I have a plan. It's dangerous, slightly irrational, and probably impossible, but I think it's our only chance.”

— John J. Horn

“I don't quite have a plan, but I think now I sort of have a plan for how to make a plan for coming…

— Frances Hardinge

“Never let the state of waiting be in your mind. Just do something else and do it by intention.”

— Toba Beta

“Hopefully next time I won't be recovering from an assassination attempt, and then I'll do better.”

— Kevin Hearne

“I'm not interested in waiting around and risking the who-knows and the what-ifs and the huge regrets. I want to feel all of it....”

— Tahereh Mafi

“And sometimes I try to stop speculating the future out of existence, and other times I just lean back and run with it because…

— Bryan Lee O'Malley

“...I can confidently pass up opportunities that don't make sense because there'll be better ones on the horizon, even if I have to wait. ”

— Julie Klausner