The expected is just what keeps us steady. Standing. Still. The expected's just the beginning, the unexpected is what changes our lives.
Meredith Grey in Grey's Anatomy - SeasonĀ 3 Episode 13
3Let experience wash over you, absorb it like a sponge. Expect nothing, only then can you be prepared for anything.
Altered Carbon - Season 1 Episode 1
1Low expectations is the key to happiness in life.
Expectations were like fine pottery. The harder you held them, the more likely they were to crack.
Brandon Sanderson in The Stormlight Archive - The Way of Kings
Don't place expectations on someone. Enjoy the time you have together, and let it go where it goes.
When you have expectations, you are setting yourself up for disappointment.
Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.
Expectation is the mother of all frustration.
The most amazing things that can happen to a human being will happen to you, if you just lower your expectations.