Chapter 1: The First and the Second

Fate is:

"Fate is like a strange, unpopular restaurant filled with odd little waiters who bring you things you never asked for and don't always like."
― Lemony Snicket

"Knowing too much of your future is never a good thing."
― Rick Riordan, The Lightning Thief

"Do not be afraid; our fate
Cannot be taken from us; it is a gift."
― Dante Alighieri, Inferno