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You cannot outwit fate by placing little sidebets on the outcome of life. It's either you wade in and play in order to win or you don't play at all." - Matthew Farrell
You cannot outwit fate by placing little sidebets on the outcome of life. It's either you wade in and play in order to win or you don't play at all." - Matthew Farrell
Approximate author period: c. 1978 AD · modern
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- Judith McNaught
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- Approximate author period: c. 1978 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Judith McNaught: documented activity in 1978. Wikidata Q2664596, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2664596 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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