Bull Morgan was just the right man for the job, a man who found the law useful in how far it could occasionally be bent to save a friend. - Robert Asprin

She's young, Kit."
"That's no excuse. The universe doesn't give a damn when it squashes you.

Uncle Sven and I are about to start your first lesson in survival theory."
She gave them both a dubious glance. "That being?"
Sven guffawed. "When the fight starts, be someplace else. And always remember, nobody watches your butt for you when it's You versus the Universe—and Margo, the universe just don't give a damn.

But—as Kit and Sven had been so fond of saying—the Universe didn’t give beans for “fair.” It simply was. You got it right or paid the price.