"But governing..." Leo shook his head. "Governing is like planting rice in a swamp. You're bent over, your feet are covered in mud, and you're constantly worried about leeches biting your legs."
Sarah laughed.
She casually tied her long hair back and popped an onion ring into her mouth.
"Oh, come on, Mr. Mayor. You're a big shot now. Just yesterday, my cousin who's in real estate asked if I could get your autograph. He said getting his daughter a spot in that public daycare is harder than getting into Harvard."
Sarah's tone was teasing.
"But I miss those days, too. Back then, we had nothing. We were in that beat-up prefab office, feeling like we could change the world. Now we actually are changing the world, and instead, we just feel tired."
"The endless, trivial tasks really do grind away your passion."
The alcohol seemed to have loosened Ethan up a bit.
