Well, what was luck for if it was never to be tempted?
“By the time that adorable steak and I had become one flesh I could have taken on the whole Valmy clan singlehanded.”
“...kissing me with a violence that was terrifying and yet, somehow, the summit of all my tenderest dreams.”
“What do you think my chances might be of finding a soul mate in the group of you? I'll be lucky if I can just find someone who'll be able to stand me for the rest of our lives. What if I've already...”
“There were a group of people before the Ascension known as the Astalsi. They claimed that each person was born with a certain finite amount of ill luck. And so, when an unfortunate event happened, ...”
“Well, good luck, the Vietnam verbal tic...It was as though people couldnt stop themselves from saying it, even when they actually meant to express the opposite wish, like, Die, motherfucker. Usuall...”