Lucy Maud Montgomery Quotes

"Oh, Marilla, looking forward to things is half the pleasure of them," exclaimed Anne. "You mayn't get the things themselves; but nothing can prevent you from having the fun of looking forward to them. Mrs. Lynde says, 'Blessed are they who expect nothing for they shall not be disappointed.' But I think it would be worse to expect nothing than to be disappointed.".

If I had my way, if I was lucky enough, if I could be on the brink my entire life - that great sense of expectation and excitement without the disappointment - that would be the perfect state.

Pleasure disappoints, possibility never. And what wine is so sparkling, who so fragrant, what so intoxicating, as possibility.

Whenever you looked forward to anything pleasant you were sure to be more or less disappointed . . . perhaps that is true. But there is a good side to it too. The bad things don't always come up to your expectations either . . . they nearly always turn out ever so much better than you think.

It's nice to have things to look forward to.

I think it would be worse to expect nothing than to be disappointed.

For, he that expects nothing shall not be disappointed, but he that expects much - if he lives and uses that in hand day by day - shall be full to running over.

As Daddy said, life is 95 percent anticipation.

Words can't describe how one would feel in that moment after doing a test for something you really want but in your heart you don't think you have a chance of getting.

I've had many, many loves. I always feel that something wonderful is going to happen. And it always does.

To have my mind racing and my heart beating fast over glorious possibilities is very close to the summit of life experience for me.

We must rediscover the distinction between hope and expectation.

I'm really looking forward to seeing what life brings to me.

I have plenty to look forward to, I'm sure.

The sweetest two words are 'next time.' The sourest word is 'if.'

Present, n. That part of eternity dividing the domain of disappointment from the realm of hope.

I am very excited about the future.

From where I sit now, I like the looks of tomorrow.

Is there anything better than to be longing for something, when you know it is within reach?

Things always look better when you haven't seen them.

You always get a special kick on opening day, no matter how many you go through. You look forward to it like a birthday party when you're a kid. You think something wonderful is going to happen.

No matter how old you are, there's always something good to look forward to.

If anything, the overriding emotion is gonna just be excitement.

Expectation loiters in the DNA of every sentient being; when you tell yourself or a loved one, 'Don't get your hopes up,' you're fighting ancient genetic programming.

I'm really excited about the future.