The author profile for Fyodor Dostoevsky in Brothers Karamazov ('The' is unnecessarily added in translation) describes his marriage to Anna Snitkina as "fortuitous", crediting the relationship with giving him the emotional stability following a period of depression to complete many of his great works.
Fortuitous: lucky, fortunate, an unexpected blessing.
Fort: a place where one prepares for and retreats from battle. A place of strengthening and refreshment.
If I marry, let it be a fortuitous one.
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