Quote by Roselle Mercier Montgomery

The fates are not quite obdurate; they have a grim, sardonic way of granting them who supplicate the thing they wanted yesterday.

The fates are not quite obdurate; they have a grim, sardonic

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This quote suggests that the fates, or destiny, do not always grant people their wishes in a straightforward manner. Instead, they have a dark and ironic way of fulfilling the desires of those who have pleaded for a certain outcome in the past. It implies that sometimes fate has a twisted sense of humor, granting people something they once wanted but no longer desire, or perhaps with unexpected consequences. The quote speaks to the unpredictable nature of fate and highlights its ability to bring about ironic or twisted outcomes.

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