“Real estate. That’s our present-day delusion. More than that: Mortgages. Because a mortgage is never just a mortgage, is it? It’s a promise. A promise that your life can change. A promise that you can be the sort of person who should live in that house no matter how far it is from your real price range. And let’s be truthful, shall we? What is a promise like that but your world-famous American Dream?”
