“Since this is Russia, such things are to be expected, though of course, neither he nor anyone else expected it.”
“Independent women must expect more of themselves, since neither men nor other more conventionally domesticated women will hope for anything, or expect any result other than utter failure.”
“I hope you do not let anyone else's expectations direct the course of your life.”
“ My confessor? ... Neither he, nor anyone else, God is my confessor.”
“Do not let anyone else's expectations direct the course of your life. I have discovered happiness in being true to who I am.”
“When people starts to enjoy a writer's pen, he becomes a legend even if his stories are neither long nor publicly surrounded by expectations.”