Quote by: Jane Smiley

Still others reflected on how quickly the food could be snatched from a man's table, or the child from a woman's breast, or the wife from a man's bedcloset, that no strength of grasp could hold these goods in place. And others remarked to themselves how sweet these goods were, in spite of that, and saw that pleasure lost in every moment is pleasure lost forever.


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Author Bio


  • NameJane Smiley
  • DescriptionAmerican novelist
  • BornSeptember 26, 1949
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionWriter; Novelist