Henry James, 1843-1916
was a British (US -born) author
It has been my fate, and one's fate one accepts. It's a dreadful thing to have to say, in so wicked a world.
( “The Ambassadors”, Book First, Chapter 1, 1903 )
Albert Camus, 1913-1960
was a French existentialist author and philosopher
There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.