“You can have the other words — chance, luck, coincidence, serendipity. I'll take grace.”

—  Mary Oliver

"Sand Dabs, Five"
Winter Hours (1999)
Context: You can have the other words — chance, luck, coincidence, serendipity. I'll take grace. I don't know what it is exactly, but I'll take it.

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