Chance

“Farewell, O twice beloved! A Túrin Turambar turun ambartanen: master of doom by doom mastered! O happy to be dead!”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion

“Samus. That's the only name you'll hear. Samus. It means the end and the death. Samus. I am Samus. Samus is all around you. Samus is the man beside you. Samus will gnaw on your bones. Look out! Samus is here.”
― Dan Abnett, Horus Rising

“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

“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