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"Expectations were like fine pottery. The harder you held them, the more likely they were to crack."
"Some people won't go the extra mile, and then on their birthday, when no one makes a fuss, they feel neglected and bitter."
"The undertone of miracle focused gospel is that people will want to get something from nothing."
"Expectations create and shape reality."
"Not the action, but the expectation creates results."
"Expectation creates the reality."
"Through our expectations, we violently expand and try to fill the world with our proofs of worth."
"Live without expectations. Don't set parameters on your life by telling yourself that something can only be enjoyed if it is a certain way. Allow life to surprise you. Keep an open mind and enjoy all of life's treasures."
"The problem with many people is that they would plant a pear tree and expect it to bear some mango fruit."
"I myself have never been enchanted by the dream of the white wedding, and, heaven help us, the expectation that this exquisitely catered event should be 'the happiest moment' of one's life."
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"When you find somebody you love, all the way through, and she loves you-even with your weaknesses, your flaws, everything starts to click into place. And if you can talk to her, and she listens, if she makes you laugh, and makes you think, makes you want, makes you see who you really are, and who you are is better, just better with her, you'd be crazy not to want to spend the rest of your life with her. (Carter Maguire)"
"Anyone who said money didn't matter had never had to count the coins that fell between the cushions of the couch."
"Some people expect things to fall into their lap. Oh, they might work a bit for it. I'll just shake this tree, and if I shake it long enough that pretty red apple will plop right into my hand. Never occurs to them that they might have to climb the damn tree, fall out a couple times, get some scrapes and bruises before they get to that apple. Because if the apple's worth wanting, it's worth risking a broken neck."
"A marriage is a delicate thing, Maggie, a balance of two hearts and two hopes. Sometimes the weight's just too heavy on the one side, and the other can't lift to it."
"Courage comes in different forms. There's strength--that's the muscle. But love's the heart. When you put them together, you can do anything."
"But when two people feel something, they ought to respect that enough to figure it out."
"Some people get lifetimes, some get moments. I've got to tell myself it's what you do with what you get that counts."
"A woman with romance in her life lived as grandly as a queen, because her heart was treasured."
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