Now,' Elias said, 'if only I didn't have to go home....

“ Now,' Elias said, 'if only I didn't have to go home to my lousy wife. I married her in 1929. A lot of things've changed since 1929.' He sighed. 'What's a woman?' he asked. 'A Woman is a trap. ”

Irwin Shaw

From : Short Stories: Five Decades