“A beginning is the time for taking the most delicate care that the balances are correct.”
Frank Herbert (1920–1986) American writer
“Take it from me, Fate doesn't care most of the time.”
— Diana Wynne Jones, book Castle in the Air
Source: Castle in the Air
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