"My dear," he sighed when the lights were turned on and they both looked older, "it's been a mistake, our having a family and writing histories and g… - Willa Cather

"My dear," he sighed when the lights were turned on and they both looked older, "it's been a mistake, our having a family and writing histories and getting middle-aged. We should have been picturesquely shipwrecked together when we were young."