And that luck was only fate’s cheating, giving an illusion of power. But that illusion lingered, and I became restless. I decided to act, to challenge fate. (…) I gained courage; every afternoon I walked a little farther. And one day I got there.

And that luck was only fate’s cheating, giving an illusion of power. But that illusion lingered, and I became restless. I decided to act, to challenge fate. (…) I gained courage; every afternoon I walked a little farther. And one day I got there.

– V.S. Naipaul –

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