Source: The Foundation series (1951–1993), Foundation’s Edge (1982), Chapter 14 “Forward!” section 1, p. 281
“Is not all this an extraordinary concatenation of coincidence?”
Pelorat said, “If you list it like that—”
“List it any way you please,” said Trevize. “I don’t believe in extraordinary concatenations of coincidence.”
Source: The Foundation series (1951–1993), Foundation’s Edge (1982), Chapter 14 “Forward!” section 1, p. 281
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American writer and professor of biochemistry at Boston Uni… 1920–1992Related quotes
“There is no coincidence. Only the illusion of coincidence.”
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“In Jewish history there are no coincidences.”
Interview in the BU Bridge (5 November 2004) http://www.bu.edu/bridge/archive/2004/11-05/wiesel.html
Variant: There are only encounters in history. There are no accidents.
“Coincidence is a wonderful thing.”
ISIHAC after Jeremy Hardy came in on time in the round of pick up song.