Expectations Versus Reality Quotes Novels & Stories

she sensed uneasiness guilt, sorrow and disappointment in his tone which he hide from his face. "I liked this good side of urs ...... U should show it more often, people will glorify it" she spoke softly and looked for his reaction in the front mirror. His eyes were closed. "If you do good, people will expect good from you and no matter how much good u do to them but ur one mistake can spoil it all ...... Expectations from others suffocates me and it feels like burden ..... I can't live on others expectations" he stated with firmness and opened his eyes to look into her eyes which were fixed on the front mirror.

, he said while biting on the sandwich by holding her hand. "Yeah, l know" , said Lizzy and nodded her head. "My dear girl, disappointments are the result of false expectations", said Mete in a peaceful tone. "Haa, have hope but no expection", replied Lizzy. "Then you might get a miracle in future, so don't become disappointment", said Mete with a comforting tone. "Huh! okay. l loved the miracles and am sure that my Heaven will come ones near me and accept me as her real mother", said Lizzy with a calmed voice.

My mother on the other hand is down to earth and not the type to talk a lot in comparison to my father but to this day, she stills repeats the same thing everyday "We suffer more in imagination than in reality" This became the quote of my life. It defines every little aspect of my existence. Growing up with parents who are opposites of each other but still somehow manage to compliment each others personalities still surprises me. I was and will always be under their overprotective yet strict parenting but I couldn't be more thankful. Being an artist lost in my imagination sometimes leads to being hurt more in my imagination than in reality as my mother says.

he said angrily. -"Everything you said is just speculation and not reality. I'm really sorry to disappoint you, but as I told you before, your expectations were very high from the beginning" I reasoned. - "But ...but the bond...the mates' thing...you know..... it... can do anything. It can do ... wonders!" he exclaimed disappointingly.

Keep your cool. If your expectation is a bit out of line or unorthodox maybe look at changing it or tossing it to the wind. There’s a quote somewhere that says expectations are the bane of happiness.

C H A P T E R 4 : J U L I E T The people who say you are not facing reality actually mean that you are not facing their idea of reality. Reality is above all else a variable. With a firm enough commitment, you can sometimes create a reality that did not exist before. — Margaret Halsey, No Laughing Matter ~ “That’s Juliet Matthias and one of our girls.” I look at her in disbelief. I pinch myself to make sure I am not dreaming.

"Yeah, but I sure do hope that whatever I did comes up with a good result eventually, because I never experienced such a thing before." . "You will. Eventually. Don't be so pessimistic. Don't be too optimistic too. I mean. Let's just be realistic. That's how life is, right? Sometimes things go wrong, but more often times things go right." . "How so?" . "Well... You could have ended up in a much worse condition..." . "Okay stop, I don't think that's a good example..." . "I was never good with coming up with examples, you know that." . "Yeah I sure do."

I’ve been disappointed enough that I treasure my little fantasies. It’s all about managing expectations. Again, with nice guys, it’s, ‘Oh, he’s kind of cute… I’ll go out with him. Oh, he’s funny… and he’s got a good personality… okay, I’ll give it a shot.’ ‘Low expectations’ equals ‘not as much disappointment’ in my book. And my expectations for Mr. Connor Brooks were sky-high. If I were going to be disappointed, I would have preferred to hold on to my fantasy.

"I'm sorry for ever asking more than I deserve, I just don't want to bother you that's why I left unannounced," All this time I was talking, Jayce stared at me silently, maybe my words are not convincing enough for him or anyone to believe but from a small age. I have learned from my experience to never hope for more than I deserve, cause it's only me who is going to get hurt by my expectations.

“And what exactly do you consider real? The truth you want to hear or the truth as it is?” Her boldness surprised me, but I didn’t let it show. “What I want and what I expect are two different things.” She raised an eyebrow, clearly unimpressed. “Then maybe you should tell me what you expect, so I don’t waste your time.” I pushed off the doorframe and walked toward her. “I expect honesty, Anya. Can you manage that?” Her lips curved into a small, sarcastic smile. “From me? Of course not.” I laughed, low and sharp.