...the hinges of destiny.

"Choices are the hinges of destiny." -Edwin Markham

Alas, fortune does not change men...

"Alas, fortune does not change men; it unmasks them." -Stephen T. Steve

The fate of the many...

"The fate of the many depend on the sacrifice of the few." -The Longest Journey

I can relate moments...

"I can relate moments you have yet to see, and I can unravel possible threads. But remember, the future I see may not be the one in which you walk." -The Longest Journey

Most people are drawn along...

"Most people are drawn along by events, by fate, like a carriage after a horse. But some people know how to steer the horse, to change paths at will." -The Longest Journey

But you have not been 'chosen'...

"But you have not been 'chosen'. You choose for yourself what you are and what you will be." -The Longest Journey

There is no 'chosen one'...

"There is no 'chosen one'... There are only those who would, and those who wouldn't." -The Longest Journey

Every Night and every Morn...

"Every Night and every Morn / Some to Misery are Born. / Every Morn and every Night / Some are Born to sweet delight. / Some are Born to sweet delight, / Some are Born to Endless Night." -William Blake; Auguries of Innocence

Why defy your fate...

"Why defy your fate? Is the will to live that powerful...? This is not the end. I am eternal... as long as there is life and death..." -Final Fantasy IX

Destiny is not a matter...

"Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved." -William Jennings Bryan

The fates lead him who will...

"The fates lead him who will; him who won't they drag." -Old Roman saying

We were all created...

"We were all created for the wrong reason, but you alone defied our fate. We do not want to forget this. We want your memory to live on forever... to remind us that we were not created for the wrong reason--that our life has meaning." -Final Fantasy IX

Dear Diary, note to self...

"Dear Diary, note to self; the next time anybody mentions the word 'destiny'... run like hell!" -The Longest Journey

Chance is the pseudonym God...

"Chance is the pseudonym God uses when He does not want to sign His name." -Anatole France

There's a thin line between...

"There's a thin line between destiny and fate." -Unknown