- "I could see the fear in her eyes, like a trapped animal."
- "He felt like a puppet on a string, being pulled by forces beyond his control."
- "The city was a jungle, and he was just trying to survive."
- "He was like a leaf in the wind, blown this way and that by the currents of life."
- "The world was a dark place, and he was just trying to find his way through it."