"i dont' want to be one of those 90 year olds that did great in life and all, but..."

Someone told me this earlier today:

i dont' want to be one of those 90 year olds that did great in life and all, but there's that unfinished book on the shelf that was the true love of life

I liked it. Of course she's a writer and was talking about a literal unfinished book... but I think read literally or metaphorically it's still nice.