All human wisdom is summed up in two words; wait and hope.

—Alexandre Dumas

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About Alexandre Dumas

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Alexandre Dumas (born Alexandre Davy de la Pailleterie; 24 July 1802 – 5 December 1870), also known as Alexandre Dumas père, was a French novelist and playwright.

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All generalizations are dangerous, even this one.

—Alexandre Dumas

Until the day when God shall deign to reveal the future to man, all human wisdom is summed up in these two words,—'Wait and hope'.

—Alexandre Dumas

Rogues are preferable to imbeciles because they sometimes take a rest.

—Alexandre Dumas

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I've found that often the quality you see in successful people is knowing when to take the initiative, and being quick about it. I've never sat around, waiting for someone to tell me to take charge. I just do it.

—R.K. Lilley in Bad Things

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The opposite of talking isn't listening. The opposite of talking is waiting.

—Fran Lebowitz

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If you have to speculate if someone loves you and wants to be with you, chances are they don't. It's not that complicated. Don't waste moments waiting and wondering. Don't throw away your time dreaming of someone that doesn't want you. No one is that amazing, certainly not the one who would pass you up.

—Donna Lynn Hope

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I can't keep doing this to myself, getting my hopes up so high, only to have them come crashing down. I can't keep waiting for him to come to his senses, having my whole emotional state rest on what he decides. What if he never wakes up to how perfect we'd be together? What if I spend another year pining for him—or longer even? In a terrible flash, I see my future stretching out before me: waiting for his calls, rearranging my life around college visits, and decoding texts and instant messages like they could be something real, something true. This isn't love; this is pure torment.

—Abby McDonald in Getting Over Garrett Delaney

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Every moment that passes and I am stuck in this room is a moment that I am not working toward accomplishing my quest. Waiting is not acting. And not acting is akin to failing. How can I wait anymore?

—Bree Despain in The Shadow Prince

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