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Then comes the premise-setting twist. Sara, whose funky hat and scarf have already alerted us to her New Agey weirdness, turns out to be a staunch believer in fate. When Jonathan hands her his phone number and a sudden breeze whisks the piece of paper away, she takes this as a sign that their relationship isn’t meant to be. Egged on by his pleas, however, she agrees to play a little game with fate. They both release their phone numbers into the great beyond, his on a five-dollar bill and hers on the inside cover...
...years later (long enough for them to reign in their haircuts, not long enough to be any less attractive). Sara has eased up on her kooky fate-talk but has filled the void by moving to San Francisco and becoming engaged to a bizarre Yanni-like musician. Jonathan, still in Manhattan, is about to marry a sweet-enough girl from a generic family. Neither of them, however, has forgotten That Night; and as their weddings approach, both of them set out to find their ‘soul mate’ (whether they’re prompted by a genuine...
...odds of getting into Harvard are approximately one in ten. Instead of playing cards, the gamblers have a hand of actvities and scores. For the interview, they put on a poker face, knowing that their fate lies as much in the luck of the draw as in their intelligence and skill. Pulsating with adrenaline and anxiety, they play their best game, unsure of how it will end. The letter comes, and abruptly the game is over. Acceptance is the jackpot...
Given control of her team’s fate in the 111th minute at Yale this weekend, she created what Wheaton later called an “incredible, world-class goal.” Facing a wall of several defenders, Westfall could have attempted the expected and drilled the ball into the corners. Instead she flicked the ball softly over the wall and placed it perfectly so that junior forward Beth Totman—the Ivy League’s choice for Player of the Week—could place it easily into the net. Westfall’s pass...
...Bush let us know what he expected of us was to go first - rise to this test, grow into the job. He told the Taliban the terms on which their survival depended: Hand over Osama bin Laden, or share his fate. He told Muslims at home and abroad that we are not at war with Islam but with those who desecrate their peaceful faith. "We are not deceived by their pretenses to piety. We have seen their kind before. They are the heirs of all the murderous ideologies of the 20th century ... They follow in the path of fascism, Nazism...