I really don't see anything romantic in proposing. It is very romantic to be in love. But there is nothing romantic about a definite proposal. Why, one may be accepted. One usually is, I believe. Then the excitement is all over. The very essence of romance is uncertainty. If ever I get married, I'll certainly try to forget the fact.
Two things in life are certain: uncertainty, and I’m not sure about the second thing.
Uncertainty will always be part of the taking charge process.
The future is uncertain... but this uncertainty is at the very heart of human creativity.
There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct or more uncertain in its success than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things.
Name the different kinds of people,’ said Miss Lupescu. ‘Now.’ Bod thought for a moment. ‘The living,’ he said. ‘Er. The dead.’ He stopped. Then, ‘... Cats?’ he offered, uncertainly.
We demand rigidly defined areas of doubt and uncertainty!
The very essence of romance is uncertainty.
In conditions of great uncertainty people tend to predict the events that they want to happen actually will happen.
O, how this spring of love resembleth The uncertain glory of an April day!