I know what it's like to have someone coming home who looks at you not in the way they used to in the old days, and I've seen my own face contorted with sadness and rage in the mirror.
Jane BirkinAbout author
- Author's profession: Actress
- Nationality: english
- Born: December 14, 1946
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