I think that when something happens when you're growing up, like a death or divorce, it does open the world slightly because things aren't as straightforward.
“I've tried writing. Two days later I'd go visit it and say, Jesus Christ, who wrote this crap?”
“Democracy is not something you put away for ten years, and then in the 11th year you wake up and start practicing again. We have to begin to learn to rule ourselves again.”