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

The pulse of destiny still shook the foundations of the world. The will that had willed this thing to happen had now another will to deal with—nor should the stream of Fate swallow up his heart without a cry. – Frederic Jesup Stimson, In Cure of Her Soul, 1906, wording slightly altered

Whose madness was a challenge hurled at fate… – Edgar Fawcett, “At a Window,” Songs of Doubt and Dream, 1891

Sometimes fate brings two people together by causing one to misinterpret a smile. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com