BROYE said of the quote from a previous post:
"There is a big difference between Luck(Chance) and
Fate."
Absolutely, fate is an overall picture, maybe even a life
paradigm, that includes luck in enourmously bad
proportions.
Fate is the doom, luck is the series of events that brings on
the doom.
Jack Bludis
> > I never read the book, but I can think of
any
> > number of noir stories and books that
follow
> that
> > particular paradigm including Jim
Thompson's
> "The
> > Grifters."
> >
> > They are the stories that help define
"noir,"
> for
> > me. No matter what these characters do,
they
> are
> > screwed because they are screwed up and
fate
> > (luck) helps them screw up bigger and
even
> more
> > with each succeeding step along the
way.
> >
> > Jack
http://www.jackbludis.com
Shamus nominee for "Shadow of the Dahlia" Amazon.com / BN.com
/ MysteryLovesCompany.com
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