Tom Wolfe

"Miracles happen, his dad had once told him. 'They happen to those who are already ready to roll.'"

Hoyt's Father, in I Am Charlotte Simmons by Tom Wolfe (p. 781)

"A loser's just like everybody else, except that he won't shake hands with good luck."

Ellis Pierce, in I Am Charlotte Simmons by Tom Wolfe (p. 501)