A scene from Dodsworth 1936
Sam

You've lived abroad. What's it like?

Edith

That depends on what one's after, as you would say.

Sam

When a man has no more job and his wife wants a fling there are worse things than travel. It wouldn't do for me though. No, not long, it wouldn't. For a steady thing, give me America. For Americans, that is.

Edith

Drifting isn't nearly so pleasant as it looks.

Sam

Why don't you give it up?

Edith

One drifts for lack of a reason to do anything else.

Sam

Well, what do you want?

Edith

What do you suppose any lone woman wants?

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