Perdita Weeks Quotes

That's the great thing about the Tour. There's always next year and the chance to rectify everything.

We must rediscover the distinction between hope and expectation.

The sweetest two words are 'next time.' The sourest word is 'if.'

Present, n. That part of eternity dividing the domain of disappointment from the realm of hope.

I guess I harboured hopes that things would happen more quickly, but I'm not disappointed.

I left for New York expecting to repeat my success, only to be turned down by almost every publisher in that city, till the Viking Press, my American publishers of a lifetime, thought of taking me on.

The future is called 'perhaps', which is the only possible thing to call the future. And the important thing is not to allow that to scare you.

They who lose today may win tomorrow.

Something will turn up.

Just because something is not happening to you doesn't mean that it never will.

I think a pessimist is just an optimist who has had their heart repeatedly broken.

The wheel goes round and round and comes back, and opportunities are given again. You just have to remember that.

Sufre mas el que espera siempre que aquel que nunca espero a nadie? Does he who is always waiting suffer more than he who’s never waited for anyone?

All I get is tomorrow.

The next time you're disappointed, don't panic. Don't give up. Just be patient and let God remind you He's still in control.

When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long in disappointment and bitterness at the closed door that we do not expectantly look for and therefore see with pleasure and gratitude the one which has been opened for us.

Maybe nothing will ever change for us,” he said. “But don’t you want to be around just in case it does?

Isana felt her throat tighten. "We failed." Serai lifted her chin and patted Isana's arm firmly. "We have not yet succeeded. There is a difference.

Do not lose heart, even if you must wait a bit before finding the right thing. Be prepared for disappointment also, but do not abandon the quest.

Hope is critical to both faith and charity. When disobedience, disappointment, and procrastination erode faith, hope is there to uphold our faith. When frustration and impatience challenge charity, hope braces our resolve and urges us to care for our fellowmen even without expectation of reward. The brighter our hope, the greater our faith. The stronger our hope, the purer our charity.

There is always hopefully a next.

The only way I know to get out of disappointment is to work hard, keep doing the right things, and don't make any rash decisions.

You just go out there and do the best you can. If it hits, it hits. And if it doesn't, you go on to the next thing.

I learned when I was a kid not to worry so much about things because it's all going to work out. What will be will be.

No matter the amount of negativity you're presented with, five minutes from now could be your best moment.