“Blood is not destiny.”

“The choices one makes, not one's blood, determine one's destiny - John Steinbeck”

“I loved him because I loved him, not because it was fate or destiny or in my blood. We had chosen each other, and that felt more powerful and more magical.”

“Honestly, what the hell is destiny going to want from me now?” “The same as any endeavor. Blood, sweat, and tears.” “That’s it,” Tohr said dryly. “And here I was thinking it could just be an arm or a leg.”

“Real destiny takes everything—the last drop of blood, and strip out your veins to be sure—and gives it back doubled. Quadrupled. A thousand-fold! But you can't give halves. You have to give it all. I know. I swear. I've come back from the dead to speak the truth to you. Real destiny gives you a mountain of life, and puts you on top of it.”

“The destiny of the colored American ... is the destiny of America.”