Sarah Dessen Quotes

Expect the best, plan for the worst, and prepare to be surprised.

I always say expect the unexpected!

There are no guarantees, but being ready sure beats being taken by surprise

You just can't get surprised when you get surprised, because weird stuff just comes over the transom all the time, and it's not necessarily anything that you've planned for or anticipated.

Life is full of surprises, and you need to be ready for everything.

Unless you expect the unexpected you will never find it, for it is hard to discover and hard to attain.

One cannot plan for the unexpected.

I don't want to set the world up for surprises.

I always try to plan things out, but they never work out the way I expect.

I try to prepare for everything beyond the extent of preparation.

You cannot prepare enough for anything.

One must not expect anything in these times, but be ready for everything.

Every time I try to plan something or assume that something's going to happen, it never works out like that.

If you take control over those things you can, you are better able to negotiate the unexpected.

I am someone who looks to be prepared for everything.

Never expect anything, but plan for everything.

You always have to be on top of your game, because you never know what is going to happen.

The thrill of not knowing what's going to happen, trained me to be prepared for anything.

Expect everything so that nothing comes unexpected.

But chance runs like a river through all our lives, and being prepared for surprise is the best we can do.

It's hard to plan for what comes next when what comes next is not something you planned for.

You prepare. You study. You've got to be ready for anything.

You always got to be prepared but you never know for what.

The unexpected has happened so continually in my life that it has ceased to deserve the name.

When you don't know what to expect, prepare for the unexpected.