Quotes about fate

The universe was tricky, and its sense of humor came with teeth.

She felt like her soul was a handful of dice that were still rolling, and what came up would decide the shape that the rest of her life took.

Never knew if you had any luck left unless you pushed it.

“He stared back at her, unconcerned. She had always marvelled at his calm assurance that everything good in his life would either remain the same or get better. He took good fortune for granted. As though it were impossible that it would abide only for a spell. She had never been able to shake the sense that life was war, a series of battles with the occasional spell of good things.”

“The likelihood seems farfetched.”

“So have several of the situations in which we have found ourselves in the recent past,” I said.

“But you are resolved to avoid those kinds of situations in the future.”

I made a gesture ripe with fatalism. “I have come to understand that the universe accords my resolutions a good deal less consideration than I would prefer.”

Things are as they were meant to be.

“But it was arranged so by you and me.”

Then we are instruments of fate.

“Knowing instruments,” said Filidor.

How does that make a difference?

Gathering himself together, he asked the dwarf, “Was all this in some way planned and predetermined?”

Gaskarth turned upon the young man a thoughtful gaze. “There are those who say that all is planned, to the placement of the last mote and mite. There are others who say that nothing is purposed, and that the galaxies themselves swing where they will. And then there are some, like me, who prefer to walk on, saying as little as possible.”

Fate is created, not ordained.

What you were preparing against—that never happened! All the best-laid plans could not prevent the disaster against which no plans had been laid.

The world has a way of guiding your steps.

Isn't fate artistic?

Many a man is given what was intended for another, but no one is given another man’s fate.