“The way he saw it, poker and life had a lot in common. You played the cards you were dealt, figured the odds, took the gamble or not. And when your cards were shit, you bluffed if the pot was worth it, and if you had balls.”
“Life may deal you a bad hand or take away a good hand you were already dealt. The way you play the hand is how your life is defined. Just like in poker you can end up winning no matter how bad the cards are you have.”
“Life is like a game of cards. The hand that is dealt you is determinism; the way you play it is free will.”
“You learn a lot about a person by the way he plays cards."Then it was a good thing no one had seen her play.”
“Sometimes it didn't matter how much gumption you had. What mattered were the cards you'd been dealt.”
“Life's tough," Mia said with a shrug. "You play the cards you're dealt or you fold.”