Chance is perhaps the pseudonym of God when he does not want to sign. – Théophile Gautier, c.1845, translated from French

No destiny attacks us from outside. But, within him, man bears his fate and there comes a moment when he knows himself vulnerable; and then, as in a vertigo, blunder upon blunder lures him. – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Sometimes, perhaps, we are allowed to get lost that we may find the right person to ask directions of. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com