"It is not true that fate slips silently……" — Sándor Márai
"It is not true that fate slips silently into our lives. It steps in through the door that we have opened, and we invite it to enter. No one is strong enough or cunning enough to avert by word or deed the misfortune that is rooted in the iron laws of his character and his life."
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Sándor Márai
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13 Quotes by Sándor Márai
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