"To leave, after all, was not the same as being left." ― Anita Shreve From Anita Shreve Novelist Added on 1/31/2026 About Anita Shreve American novelist and journalist whose bestselling fiction often explored marriage, loss, and moral conflict. She is widely known for The Pilot's Wife and other contemporary literary works. Born: 1946-10-07 Died: 2018-03-29 View all quotes from Anita Shreve