Wolitzer's comment was part of a larger discussion about the way that the book industry treats women writers: at one point, she lamented that publishers put dreamy covers on books by women even when their contents are less than dreamy.
He laments that "one in every nine black Americans are locked up" and that "the money that we spend on sending a motherfucker to jail…would be less to send his or her young ass to college".
A parliamentary ally of Mr Ahmadinejad laments that one-third of Iranians in their 20s have no job.
You may lament that decision, sure, but no one in their right mind is going to suggest that your actions provided the criminal the right to commit the crime.
She lamented that no one had tested this; the world's only wish-granting lamppost lay hidden in a place where no one believed in magic.
Minaya lamented that some one- and two-run losses might have been victories if Guerrero had been healthy.
And there were, of course, the English teachers who lamented that no one wanted to read Henry James anymore.
He has lamented that no one seeks his advice, despite his long experience and his role in securing Ashraf Ghani the presidency.
Though he lamented that no one noticed the city's vastly improved scores, Dr. Crew refused to rehire the superintendents and principals whom he had fired, saying their problems went beyond bad test scores.
Jamey lamented that no one would listen to him about how badly he was being bullied.
