This world is run with far too tight a rein for luck to interfere. Fortune sells her wares; she never gives them. In some form or other, we pay for her favors; or we go empty away.
Amelia Barr was an English-American novelist who wrote historical fiction. Her works often depicted life in early America and explored themes of women's independence and social change. Barr's novels, including "Remember the Alamo" and "A Border Shepherdess," have contributed to the literary landscape of the 19th century.