"Upon the whole, therefore, she found what..." - Quote by Jane Austen
Upon the whole, therefore, she found what had been sometimes found before, that an event to which she had looked forward with impatient desire, did not, in taking place, bring all the satisfaction she had promised herself.
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More on Disappointment
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“As the weeks and months unfolded, we realized that we were the victims of a broken promise.”
More on Expectation
“But I've always liked to be the kind of drummer and musician who likes to go outside of what's expected of me, and I've always been able to do more than you necessarily hear with every band I've ever played in.”
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