Anticipation


1984
Brave New World
Fahrenheit 451
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
The Handmaid's Tale
Animal Farm
Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
Ravage
La Nuit des temps
Les Furtifs
Station Eleven
The Martian
Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
The Road
Wool Omnibus (Silo, #1)
Russell Brand
People do this a lot. They don't seem to realise that the future is just like now, but in a little while, so they say they're going to do things in anticipation of some kind of seismic shift in their worldview that never actually materialises. But everything's not going to be made of leather, the world won't stink of sherbet. Tomorrow is not some mythical kingdom where you'll grow butterfly wings and be able to talk to animals - you'll basically feel pretty much the same way you do at the moment ...more
Russell Brand, My Booky Wook

Larada Horner-Miller
As I prepared for Christmas one year, a thought came to me: “Why a baby?” It rolled around and around for days. I don’t just accept the pat story I’ve heard year after year. I like to go deeper—see it from a different perspective.
Larada Horner-Miller, Hair on Fire: A Heartwarming & Humorous Christmas Memoir

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