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

“You consume some things, and turn them into other things ... Very curious things that you hide. They have value? But you leave them. Why?

We are done with that conversation, Shallan said ...”
― Brandon Sanderson, Words of Radiance

“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

“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