#Destiny in Literature

[shisasan]

May 11, 1931 Journals of Anais Nin 1927-1931  [volume 4]

[nicholasandriani]

The Marvelous Dance of Coincidence: When Destiny and Storytelling Collide

Writers and dreamers, gather ’round for a tale as old as time -aren’t they all?- a narrative element that has both captivated and confounded storytellers since the dawn of creativity: coincidence. Yes, my dear friends, today we embark on a journey to explore the craft of employing coincidence in our beloved forms of storytelling. We shall learn how to wield this powerful tool with finesse,…

[mournfulroses]

Vicente Aleixandre, from A Longing For the Light: Selected Poems; "I Am Destiny,"

[quotelr]

Have you ever met someone for the first time but feel like you've known them all your life, a sense of déjàvu and synchronicity wrapped into one little motherf*cking mystery to untangle the way our lives are ruled by logic. I have and my life has never been the same since.

Nikki Rowe

[sekhmetpaws]

Once more thinking about something that permanently altered my brain's chemistry and the way I see life and I think I should share it here, even if no one is going to see. In the How to Train Your Dragon book series, there is a scene where Hiccup faces an enemy who owns an axe that has two sides, one that is golden and shiny, the other that is blackened, bloody and rusty. He would throw the axe in the air and make decisions depending on which side it would land on. Said axe eventually is used to decide Hiccup's fate. However, despite being trapped by the narrative in many ways, Hiccup is the protagonist of his own destiny. He reaches for the axe as it falls, and turns it himself so it lands on the golden side. Whether the axe was going to land on the gold or the dark side originally is irrelevant. He chooses to be alive and be free. Every time I go through a difficult moment, as I am right now, I think about this scene, as silly as it may be.

I am allowed to grab the destiny axe. And so are you.

[thepersonalwords]

Destiny is real. And she's not mild-mannered. She will come around and hit you in the face and knock you over and before you know what hit you, you're naked- stripped of everything you thought you knew and everything you thought you didn't know- and there you are! A bloody nose, bruises all over you, and naked. And it's the most beautiful thing.

C. JoyBell C.

[thepersonalquotes]

God gave us ground we created a city, God gave us time we need to create a future.

Amit Kalantri

[snexzzy]

I still hold onto a small, childish hope that there’s someone out there in this crazy, wild world so completely, utterly meant for me even the stars will sigh, at last! in relief at our meeting.

~Beau Taplin, Worlds of You: Poetry & Prose

[curiositysavesthecat]

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[embeccy]

[joytri]

Oh, to persist at all costs...

[kayssmusings]

Fate

You can’t hide from fate. That’s the funny thing about destiny, even if you try to escape it, it will always find you.

Quote: Satan's Affair by H.D Carlton

by kayssmusing

[usefulquotes7]

Do the work in your unique style. Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind

[howifeltabouthim]

'But it's strange, you meeting him like that. Must've meant something.'

Lev Grossman, from The Bright Sword

[quotelr]

If someone doesn't care to accept you, respect you, believe in you, don't hesitate to move on and let them go. There are many who love and appreciate you just the way you are.

Amaka Imani Nkosazana, Sweet Destiny

[arabdoll]

“The road is long like an ancient poet’s night: plains and hills, rivers and valleys.

Walk according to your dream’s measure: either a lily follows you or the gallows.”

Mahmoud Darwish