Calamity shaped a life when, long ago, chance was so cruel.

William Trevor
About This Quote

The word calamity means a terrible, serious, or disastrous event. When someone is saying that something was "calamitous" they are saying that the event was bad or unlucky. The idea is that there are things that are just meant to happen. Sometimes these things are good, but often they are bad. The most important thing to remember after a calamity is to try to turn it into something positive.

Source: The Story Of Lucy Gault

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