“It is often a comfort in misfortune to know our own fate.”

“The future was with Fate. The present was our own.

~ The Poison Belt”

“We make our own fortunes and we call them fate.”

“What destroys us most effectively is not a malign fate but our own capacity for self-deception and for degrading our own best self.”

“We cannot stake our own fate on others, no matter how close our relationship with them.”

“To turn away from the enemy is cowardice. Misfortune is the fate of the enemy.
( When he learned that the Crusaders had come toward him )”

“Comfort” is no test of truth; on the contrary, truth is often far from being “comfortable.”

“All natural disasters are comforting because they reaffirm our impotence, in which, otherwise, we might stop believing. At times it is strangely sedative to know the extent of your own powerlessness.”

“Beauty is about being comfortable in your own skin. It's about knowing and accepting who you are.”

“With men, as with women, the main struggle is between vanity and comfort; but with men, comfort often wins.”