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Victory fades so quickly that it is scarcely apparent and it is always the face of defeat that we are able to see.

Jane Bowles

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Jane Bowles
Age: 56 †
Born: 1917
Born: February 22
Died: 1973
Died: May 4
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Novelist
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New York City
New York
Jane Auer
Jane Sydney Auer
Jane Auer Bowles
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Scarcely
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Apparent
Fades
Quickly
Defeat
Victory

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