Expectations Vs Reality Quotes Novels & Stories

Today shall be a pleasant day, I know it. I was recently taught of a saying that my mother told me I needed to abide by, 'Do not possess high expectations for disappointment shall be swift to come.' I didn't believe it for I always acquired what I wished, my expectations were always met. Yet today is the first time the saying has come true for me as dismay did come to take me. Phobos did not come to the castle.

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.

Reshape and redefine the laws; written and imposed alike. Shakespeare, Whedon, Neruda… Obscure, but favorites of mine. Back when I was a girl who couldn’t wait to grow up. Just a silly girl, who couldn’t wait to fall in love… I think everyone has heard the expression: Don’t ask questions you don’t want the answer to. I either missed or ignored that memo. Rolled my eyes at the popular phrase: You can’t handle the truth. Like most life lessons, neither applied to me until they did.

"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.

“I don’t expect more. I like what we have now and I don’t want to ruin it.” You don’t understand. How could she not expect more? Her expression was sincere. It wasn’t something I expected from her. She didn’t know what she was talking about. It must be the crush talking. What if I couldn’t meet her expectations? What would happen when she realized––I was quick to rein in my thoughts from going there. The hardness in my lower region went down at the thought.

"Just because of the state of life, that's how you immediately think? You're too bitter, Kaia!" "Because that's the truth." Such things do not happen in real life. Reality is way too far from fairytales. It is flawed and not perfect. Hoping for something that is beyond your limitation will just hurt you. It might even wreck you. "I don't know about you, Kaia."

right You can dream as you wish, as you wish, in the most perfect form, and in the most wonderful form, And in the most ridiculous form, and in the strangest form, but in the most remote form from reality. You can also wish for anything as you wish as well. Dreams and wishes are personal matters. There is no wish police, or dream doctors roaming the streets to arrest any unrealistic demands, it is a personal matter between you and ... Yes, that is what I mean. Between you and no one else at all. The only thing that you should expect from the guard in this regard is - and I speak from purely personal experience - to be careful that what you wish or dream of can come true. And what will happen

I faced the sea and voiced the question I wanted to ask. "What character trait do you hate the most?" I asked, waiting for his response. He took a moment to think, and I patiently waited for his answer. "I hate liars the most." "Why?" I inquired, trying to meet his gaze to see how he would respond. "Because liars make me expect things beyond my thoughts. It's like they embellish the situation, but at the same time, they worsen it. They're a prime example of expectations versus reality. It's frustrating because they sometimes make us happy just to cover up the truth," he said, giving me a subtle smile.

“Not everything is a lie. Just because you expect it to be, it doesn’t mean it is.” Her eyes narrow to slits. “Who had you believing everyone is a liar?”

"You deserve a father who supports you instead of criticizes you. You deserve a coach who encourages you instead of constantly pointing out your flaws. You deserve to feel like you are enough, exactly as you are." "That is a nice fantasy," Derek said with a sad smile. "But it is not reality." "It could be," I said. "How?" Derek asked. "How do I make people stop expecting so much from me? How do I make my father stop being disappointed? How do I make my coach stop pushing? How do I make anyone see me as something other than wasted potential?" I did not have answers to those questions. Because he was right. He could not control how other people treated him or what they expected from him.