Home » Waiting Waiting 1 I confess that I am a messy, disorganized and impatient reader: if the book doesn't grab me in the first 40 pages, I abandon it. I have piles of half-read books waiting for me to get acute hepatitis or some other serious condition that would force me to rest so that I could read more. Isabel Allende Waiting, Book Add to Collection 2 The man for whom time stretches out painfully is one waiting in vain, disappointed at not finding tomorrow already continuing yesterday. Theodor Adorno Time, Man, Waiting Add to Collection 3 It is a fine game to play - the game of politics - and it is well worth waiting for a good hand before really plunging. Winston Churchill Good, Waiting, Politics Add to Collection