Expectations Vs Reality Quotes Novels & Stories

Elliot released a heavy breath, “Once they were broken and I could see the reality of life; I never wanted another pair.” A frown pulled at my lips. I like seeing the world in a “glass is half full” type of way. There is always something to look forward to. Whether it be, trying and failing, but knowing that is an opportunity to learn. Or dealing with heartache but knowing that you are still alive and fighting at the end of the day. All we really want is to feel something real. Love, hate, pain; anything. “You can borrow mine any time you need a break from reality.”

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 probed. She took a sip of her drink. “you know, sometimes I get tired of our life,” she shrugged, gazing into his eyes. “I mean this life of privilege of ours, which is embroidered with constant expectations.” She set her almost empty glass on the table. “You have to live up to certain expectations.” “I know,” he consented. “Are you telling me that? It can be exhausting at times, trying to meet up and to surpass the legacy before you.” “People don't know that these legacies of ours comes a lot of weight”

They’ve seen ambiguity stretch too long. They fear waste. But we are not waste. We are work. And work doesn’t rush itself. Still, expectation doesn’t disappear just because it’s understood. It shows up in moments of choice. When we decline invitations that assume permanence. When we avoid language that commits us to futures not yet lived. When we choose clarity over reassurance. Someone jokes, “So when’s the big announcement?” I smile politely. “There isn’t one,” I say. “We’re just living.”

I asked. “What did you expect?” His eyes were filled with disgust and hate as he looked me up and down. “You won’t make it to that dream of yours, and I needed someone who can match my class. Someone who does not only share my dreams but who is able to achieve her dreams alongside me. Unfortunately, you are not that person. Your dream is so unrealistic, and you have decided to make a mockery of yourself by turning a blind eye and a deaf ear to the reality.” The reality? The reality was that I would become a surgeon. I had come too far to drop that dream and that passion.

Jake turned to me. “You know that, sometimes we are the ones who complicate things.” “How?” “Like now, we’re together, everything is not going very well but what could be worse? We are alive and for a moment the universe gave us this moment. To breathe, chitchat and just forget about whatever that worries us but that’s all you are dragging.” “Because that’s my reality.” “We don’t have to be realistic in every aspect Chloe. That’s why people dream, expect and believe that something good is coming their way.”

I say and she looks at me unconvinced. “That sounds to me like a marketing strategy to get people to come and spend their money.” She says looking at me sideways. “That may be true but we will never know until we get on it and see for ourselves.” I say and she shrugs. “You’re a true optimist.” She says and I nod smiling. “I just want us to manage our expectations, so that we don’t end up disappointed.” She says forever the realist. “No high expectations. Got it.” I say and she frowns at me unimpressed yet again.

"The agency want you both to create a couples page." I looked away. That was going to be a problem. "They want to milk the situation. Now, while this might increase my paycheck, it's making me worried about you." M.J.'s voice softened. "Because the longer this continues, the harder it becomes to separate reality from expectation." Something about the way he said it made me uneasy. The lie was becoming real in other people's minds. M.J. watched me carefully. "You care about him." It wasn't a question.

(Favourite KAJ quotes) Always expect nothing or the worst from people so you wouldn't be in a shocked state when you get disappointed at anytime. The few people I've let this known to pointed out that it seems way too harsh, mostly Veronica and Mageret. And ever since, I stopped telling people but remind myself all the time because to me it's not harsh cause it's the hard damned truth. The truth is that, people fail to handle the truth all the time. That's why there are lots of heartbreaks here and there, broken/failed marriages coupled along with homicide and suicide. P.S: My friends never quit reminding me how much of a weirdo I and my thoughts are.