“However, it is always nice to be expected, and not to arrive.”

“We must not, however, see everything with a pessimist’s eyes. Our eyes should be set upon a bright star and always expecting the best, rather than always expecting for the worst cases to happen.”

“Wherever you go in the world, it’s always nice to feel like you’re supposed to be there. Whether in a city or the woods, West or East, we all have someplace to be. You’ll know it when you arrive.”

“However many blessings we expect from God, His infinite liberality will always exceed all our wishes and our thoughts.”

“Inspiration always arrives unannounced.”

“A six-inch blade. I smiled. Did he buy it? It was actually just shy of four—but very nicely weighted—and as Aunt Bernice noted, a little exaggeration was always expected when describing weapons, victories, and body parts.”

“I travel, always arriving in the same place.”

“The first half-dozen or so will be nice, but after that, I'm going to want a pro. (Referring to the Muslim concept of achieving 72 virgins upon arrival in heaven).”

“European art [however] has developed from mimetic-ism and only today is arriving at an elementary plastic art.”

“Good news travels slowly but arrives in the end, thank goodness. Bad news always arrives a day too soon.”