from richard yates 's revolutionary road , was it `` he had admired the ancient delicacy of the buildings and the way the street lamps made soft explosions of light green in the trees at night '' or `` the place had llled him with a sense of wisdom hovering just out of reach , of unspeakable grace prepared and waiting just around the corner , but he 'd walked himself weak down its endless blue streets and all the people who knew how to live had kept their tantalizing secret to themselves '' ?