"Dreams Gone ..Walk On "I walked down the long overheated corridor with the faint, familiar rumor of the exchange floor on my left went on down the steps that wound...

John Houseman's words from his first Autoc=biography "Run Through" His depiction of this event in his second autobiography wriiten later in his life is more impactful.

This was for a challenge but will try another...Joh Houseman's (look him up) walking away after losing EVERYTHING and his company Oceanic Grain , my memory thought it was Continental Grain. His wife was thrilled he went from being a very rich financial executive to be wanna be playwright ..thrilled..she left him promptly.