I'll wait for better valuations and a bit of stark terror before making any dramatic moves. (moneysense.ca)
The description of flying as «years of boredom interrupted by moments of stark terror» applies also to grid operations. (issues.org)
When Raleigh arrives, he is greeted by the muck and metastasizing hopelessness of the trench, where interminable boredom is punctuated only by cigarettes, cups of tea and moments of stark terror. (washingtonpost.com)