Jean Giraudoux (1882–1944) French novelist, essayist, diplomat and playwright
The Man in The Apollo of Bellac: A Play in One Act, p. 12 (1954, as adapted by Maurice Valency).
“You see, she had absolutely nowhere else to go.”
— Vladimir Nabokov, book Lolita
Source: Lolita
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