“Fate laughs at probabilities.”
Edward Bulwer-Lytton book Eugene Aram
Eugene Aram (1832), Book i, Chapter x.

Eugene Aram is a melodramatic novel by the British writer Edward Bulwer-Lytton first published in 1832. It depicts the events leading up to the execution of Eugene Aram in 1759 for murdering his business partner.
“Fate laughs at probabilities.”
Edward Bulwer-Lytton book Eugene Aram
Eugene Aram (1832), Book i, Chapter x.
“The magic of the tongue is the most dangerous of all spells.”
Edward Bulwer-Lytton book Eugene Aram
Eugene Aram (1832), Book i, Chapter vii.