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“Lost in these imaginary illusions I forgot my destiny – that of the hunted.”

Book:The Garden of Forking Paths

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The Garden of Forking Paths

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Jorge Luis Borges

Jorge Luis Borges was an Argentine writer, poet, and literary critic. His works are known for their unique fantasy and philosophical thinking, which have had a profound impact on 20th-century literature. more

“Life's full of events - they occur and you adjust, you roll and move on. But at some point you realize some events are actually developments. You realize there's a big plan out there you know nothing about, and a development is a first step in that new direction. Sometimes things feel like big-time developmens but in time you adjust, you find a new way and realize they didn't throw you off course, they didn't change you. They were just events. The tricky part is telling the difference between the two.”

Life Fate Events

Book:Fortune Smiles

Source: Fortune Smiles

“Fixed stars govern a life”

Fate

Author:Sylvia Plath

“Dominance is only for GOD.”

God Dominance

Author:Syed Islam

“He felt, in a way so familiar as to be almost dreary, the chosen victim of the gods, the self-admitted traitor, the one destined for judgment.”

Fate Sadness

Author:Iris Murdoch

“Allora, come va il tuo libro, Ruth?' mi ha chiesto Timmy. 'Ruth vuol fare la scrittrice' ha spiegato a Packy. In realtà io non volevo fare la scrittrice, volevo fare la lettrice, aspirazione assai più rara. Ma sai com'è, una cosa tira l'altra.”

Humor Fate Books Illness Readers And Writers

Book:History of the Rain

Source: History of the Rain

“Life is actually a self made web of fate.”

Life Fate Self Made Fate Destiny Web Of Fate

Book:Life Is Simply A Game

Source: Life Is Simply A Game

“What separates the wise from the unwise is; how a person reacts and responds to each new twist of fate.”

Destiny Wise Fate Response

Author:Aditya Ajmera

“We go through life and don't pay attention to God even when he's yelling. Then there are the moments you never expect and can't avoid. It is at those times when you can hear him ever so clearly; even when he's whispering.”

Life God Time Destiny Fate Yelling Whispers

Author:Benjamin J. Carey

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