John GreenYou know your problem, Quentin? You keep expecting people not to be themselves.
About This Quote
Quentin Tarantino’s quote is one of the most commonly used quotes about expectations. He said, “You know your problem, Quentin? You keep expecting people not to be themselves.” Expectations are an emotional trap that many of us fall into. We expect people to act a certain way because we’ve seen them act differently in the past. When people don’t act the way we expect, we feel disappointed and baffled by their actions. It makes sense that expectations would cause problems in our lives; they make us unhappy when they’re unrealistic and frustrated when they’re not.
Source: Paper Towns
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