[A distressing event] came like a door banging on to a silent room.
A bolt from the blue.
Like that lightning that comes out of the blue when there's not even a storm going on, just a crazy crack in the sky. With something like that right in front of you, you can't help but feel there's new possibilities out there.
The revolution came so suddenly, and in a way so utterly different from what we expected.
I had some eyeglasses. I was walking down the street when suddenly the prescription ran out.
All it takes is a second and your whole life can get turned upside down.
The circus arrives without warning.
