“His destiny had betrayed him, had made him a destroyer on a scale that humbled even Caine. Destiny, he understood with bitter certainty, could not be trusted.”

Blade of Tyshalle (2001)

Adopted from Wikiquote. Last update June 3, 2021. History

Help us to complete the source, original and additional information

Do you have more details about the quote "His destiny had betrayed him, had made him a destroyer on a scale that humbled even Caine. Destiny, he understood with …" by Matthew Stover?
Matthew Stover photo
Matthew Stover 56
American writer 1962

Related quotes

Arthur C. Clarke photo

“He had discharged his destiny; now, perhaps, he could begin to live.”

Source: The City and the Stars (1956), Chapter 25 (p. 187)

“We will not lose hope because we have the certainty that our destiny is not in the hands of a man or a superpower. Our destiny is in the hands of God, a Provident Father. It is in Him, and only in Him, that our salvation lies.”

Georges Abou Khazen (1947) Syrian bishop

Syria: Mgr. Khazen (Aleppo), “they are dividing the garments of our country” https://www.agensir.it/quotidiano/2018/2/12/syria-mgr-khazen-aleppo-they-are-dividing-the-garments-of-our-country/ (12 February 2018)

Richard J. Daley photo

“Even the Lord had skeptical members of his party. One betrayed him, one denied him and one doubted him.”

Richard J. Daley (1902–1976) American politician

The Last Good Campaign, 2008-10-12, Thurston Clarke, 2008, June, Vanity Fair Online http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2008/06/rfk_excerpt200806?currentPage=4,
Said when asked if he thought Robert F. Kennedy could win the Democratic nomination for President in 1968, comparing Kennedy to Judas Iscariot.

Gabrielle Roy photo
Jack Vance photo

“Destiny could not bring him this far only to deal him failure!”

Source: Demon Princes (1964-1981), The Star King (1964), Chapter 10 (p. 122)

Zakir Hussain (politician) photo
Georg Brandes photo
Michael Moorcock photo

“Because I had sought to challenge Destiny, Destiny had taken vengeance.”

Book 3 “Visions and Revelations” Chapter 5 “The Waking of the Sword” (p. 421)
Phoenix in Obsidian (1970)

Charles Dickens photo

Related topics