“THE GAMBLER,THE NUN & THE RADIODo you have bad luck with all games?With everything and with women. He smiled again, showng his bad teeth.Truly? -TrulyAnd what is there to do?-Continue, slowly, and wait for luck to change.”

“THE GAMBLER,THE NUN & THE RADIOIf I live long enough the luck will change.”

“I guess you are all right. That was bad luck all right. Plenty bad luck.”

“Above all, he liked it that everything was one's own fault. There was only oneself to praise or blame. Luck was a servant and not a master. Luck had to be accepted with a shrug or taken advantage of up to the hilt. But it had to be understood and recognized for what it was and not confused with a faulty appreciation of the odds, for, at gambling, the deadly sin is to mistake bad play for bad luck. And luck in all its moods had to be loved and not feared”

“The truth is that, no matter what kind of game you find yourself in, no matter how good or bad the luck, you can change your life completely with a single thought or a single act of love”

“You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from.”