How we cite our quotes: (Part.Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
I fumbled for my lighter. The flame conjured a Rastafarian in Holbein embers, just a few inches away, a cigar held in his thick lips. (4.1.193)
You might say that Timothy Cavendish has chosen to end up in Aurora House (you know, because he chose to be a total jerk), but it might also be fate. How else can we explain this mysterious man who shows up, lights a joint, and gets Cavendish so stoned that he thinks he's signing a hotel guestbook instead of giving over his rights to a nursing home?
Quote #2
Them eyes was Old Georgie's eyes. Zachry the Cowardy, they said, you was born to be mine, see, why even fight me? (6.1.13)
Zachry believes it is his fate to be a coward. As such, he sees accusing eyes everywhere, and makes cowardly choices. But does he actually turn out to be a coward? Is his fate actually to be courageous? Or is fate partially controllable? Maybe you can work with your fate? Maybe fate and free will coexist?
Quote #3
Sonmi had mercy on my soul, yay, she changed my aim an' that spiker went flyin' high over that steely gate. (6.1.221)
Perhaps because this action isn't cowardly, Zachry attributes it to fate as well. He doesn't believe that he's capable of making a courageous decision, but his choice to not kill Meronym is just that: a choice.