Chance

“Power is a knife,” Wit said, taking his seat. “A terrible, dangerous knife that can’t be wielded without cutting yourself. We joked about stupidity, but in reality most people aren’t stupid. Many are simply frustrated at how little control they have over their lives. They lash out. Sometimes in spectacular ways…”
― Brandon Sanderson, Oathbringer

“Forgive me, I'm a relentless bastard.”
― Peter Benchley, The Deep

“One does not need to be able to know the future; one only needs to be conversant with the past in order to guide the present, and the future will attend to itself”
― Claudio Sánchez, Year of the Black Rainbow

“What could go wrong? The sky’s bright, the sun’s out, and there’s spring in the air—I can taste it.”
― Ashley Poston, Among the Beasts & Briars