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Just my luck, on top of everything else i had to take baboon medicine.
-Rick Riordan
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Just My Luck, On Top Of Everything

Rick Riordan
Just my luck, on top of everything else i had to take baboon medicine.
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Above all, he liked it that everything was one's own fault. there was only oneself to praise or blame. luck was a servant and not a master. luck had to be accepted with a shrug or taken advantage of up to the hilt. but it had to be understood and recognized for what it was and not confused with a faulty appreciation of the odds, for, at gambling, the deadly sin is to mistake bad play for bad luck. and luck in all its moods had to be loved and not feared
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