“...anticipation of happiness can sometimes be as gratifying as its consummation.”
― Girl in a Blue Dress
― Girl in a Blue Dress
“Anticipating pain was like enduring it twice. Why not anticipate pleasure instead?”
― Renegade's Magic
― Renegade's Magic
“The pleasure isn't in doing the thing, the pleasure is in planning it.”
― Paper Towns
― Paper Towns
“Some part of me can't wait to see what life's going to come up with next! Anticipation without the usual anxiety. And underneath it all is the feeling that we both belong here, just as we are, right now.”
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“When I think something nice is going to happen I seem to fly right up on the wings of anticipation; and then the first thing I realize I drop down to earth with a thud. But really, Marilla, the flying part is glorious as long as it lasts...it's like soaring through a sunset. I think it almost pays for the thud.”
― Anne of Avonlea
― Anne of Avonlea
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