Anticipating The Future Quotes

“Somehow the anticipation of pain can be even more troubling, more a misery than the pain itself.”
― Joanne Harris, Five Quarters of the Orange

“The air delighted her nose—fresher and crisper compared to the air in the grimy ghetto, even better than in the city. She rubbed her chest where the dart had hit. Her heart beat powerfully inside her—fueled by fear. It felt as if it would burst, and she mentally tried to slow it down. Strange, she thought, these may be some of its last beats in her chest. Was that why it beat so fiercely?”
― Cate Campbell Beatty, Donor 23

“Thank the past for all the lessons it taught you; anticipate the future for all the blessings it has in store for you.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“What must I do now?”
Mrs. Muller considered her silently for a while. “You are still a child. You must go where you are told and do as you are told. But it won’t always be so. Soon you will be in charge of yourself. Until that time: Be aware. Listen. Look. Touch. Smell. And remember. But for now, you must go home.”
― Masha du Toit, Strange Neighbours

“The future belongs to those who anticipate it.”
― Baptiste Tricoire