“all girls have dreams, even if our destinies are set.”

U Got the Look
Song lyrics, Sign O' the Times (1987)

All Gall Is Divided (1952)

2000s, A Challenge to Overcome (November 2007)

“Such philosophies can lead to unhealthy fatalism,” said Terndrik of Hasghan. “Best believe our fates are our own, even if the evidence denies it.”
Book 1, Chapter 3 “Some Reference to the Three Who Are One” (p. 307)
The Elric Cycle, The Sailor on the Seas of Fate (1976)

Preface 7
Human, All Too Human (1878)

As quoted in The ArtSlut's Guide to Makin' It — As a Visual Artist‎ (2007) by Barb Benson
Context: You have to dream, you have to have a vision, and you have to set a goal for yourself that might even scare you a little because sometimes that seems far beyond your reach. Then I think you have to develop a kind of resistance to rejection, and to the disappointments that are sure to come your way.

Source: Manuscript Found in Accra

Nahj al-Balagha

Source: Light on Life: The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate Freedom, P.xi