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Vladimir Nabokov Quotes

Vladimir Nabokov quotes

American Novelist, Writer April 22, 1899 – July 2, 1977

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Vladimir Nabokov quote: "There is only one school of literature - that of talent."
There is only one school of literature - that of talent. Vladimir Nabokov
Vladimir Nabokov quote: "Easy, you know, does it, son."
Easy, you know, does it, son. Vladimir Nabokov
Vladimir Nabokov quote: "Poetry involves the mysteries of the irrational perceived..."
Poetry involves the mysteries of the irrational perceived through rational words. Vladimir Nabokov
Once we deny a Higher Intelligence that plans and administrates our individual hereafters we are bound to accept the unspeakably dreadful notion of Chance reaching into Eternity. Vladimir Nabokov
There is nothing in the world that I loathe more than group activity, that communal bath where the hairy and slippery mix in a multiplication of mediocrity. Vladimir Nabokov
Vladimir Nabokov quote: "photographs of girl-children; some gaudy moth or butterfly,..."
...photographs of girl-children; some gaudy moth or butterfly, still alive, safely pinned to the wall. Vladimir Nabokov
Vladimir Nabokov quote: "do what only a true artist can do ... pounce upon the..."
do what only a true artist can do ... pounce upon the forgotten butterfly of revelation Vladimir Nabokov
Vladimir Nabokov quote: "You know, what's so dreadful about dying is that you are..."
You know, what's so dreadful about dying is that you are completely on your own. Vladimir Nabokov
even then I would go mad with tenderness at the mere sight of your dear wan face, at the mere sound of your raucous young voice, my Lolita. Vladimir Nabokov
Average reality begins to rot and stink as soon as the act of individual creation ceases to animate a subjectively perceived texture. Vladimir Nabokov
The thought, when written down, becomes less oppressive, but some thoughts are like a cancerous tumor: you express is, you excise it, and it grows back worse than before. Vladimir Nabokov
- Actually,- observed Lucette, wiping the long envelope which a drop of soda had stained,- Bergson is only for very young people or very unhappy people, such as this available rousse. Vladimir Nabokov
Vladimir Nabokov quote: "All my stories are webs of style and none seems at first blush..."
All my stories are webs of style and none seems at first blush to contain much kinetic matter. For me style is matter. Vladimir Nabokov
Vladimir Nabokov quote: "There is only one school: that of talent."
There is only one school: that of talent. Vladimir Nabokov
Vladimir Nabokov quote: "You can always count on a murderer for a fancy prose style."
You can always count on a murderer for a fancy prose style. Vladimir Nabokov

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