Carve as we will the mysterious block of which our life is…

...Though we chisel away as best we can at the mysterious block from which our life is made, the black vein of destiny continually…

— Victor Hugo

“In vain we chisel, as best we can, the mysterious block of which our life is made, the black vein of destiny reappears continuously.”

— Victor Hugo

“We chip away as best we can at the mysterious block of marble our lives are made of- in vain; the black vein of…

— Victor Hugo

In vain we chisel, as best we can, the mysterious block of which our life is made, the black vein of destiny reappears continually.

— Victor Hugo

“In that instant it all seemed to come clear to him- it came in a grisly flash of light, and he realized that the…

— Stephen King

Somehow destiny comes into play. These children end up with you and you end up with them. It's something quite magical.

— Nicole Kidman

“Failing to meet your true destiny is a tragic act of free will.”

— Anthon St. Maarten

You can't choose what stays and what stays away.

— Florence Welch

“It's morning now, and I miss the soft rasp of her voice already. Ugh. I'm in trouble, aren't I?”

— Pat Shand

There are times when we can feel destiny close around us like a fist around a doorknob. Sure, we can resist. But a knob…

— Tom Robbins

Man blindly works the will of fate. [Ger., Blindlings that er blos den Willen des Geschickes.]

— Christoph Martin Wieland

“To be a Sufi is to detach from fixed ideas and from preconceptions; and not to try to avoid what is your lot.”

— Idries Shah

“You are destiny for greatness. Your future is in the hands of the Lord.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

Anatomy is destiny.

— Sigmund Freud

... War on the destiny of man! Doom on the sun! Before death takes you, O take back this.

— Anonymous