“He expected too much from people, that was the problem, Ethan thought. He expected too much from life.”

“Don't expect too much from people- expect it from yourself”

“People don't expect too much from literature. They just want to know they're not alone with being confused.”

“Unlike me, Renee was not shy; she was a real people-pleaser. She worried way too much what people thought of her, wore her heart on her sleeve, expected too much from people, and got hurt too easily. She kept other people's secrets like a champ, but told her own too fast. She expected the world not to cheat her and was always surprised when it did.”

“To expect too much is to have a sentimental view of life and this is a softness that ends in bitterness.”

“He had often felt anguish before, and it would be no wonder if it came at such a moment, when he was preparing, the very next day, having suddenly broken with everything that had drawn him there, to make another sharp turn, entering upon a new, completely unknown path, again quite as lonely as before, having much hope, but not knowing for what, expecting much, too much, from life, but unable himself to define anything either in his expectations or even in his desires.”