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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: "I have the European urge to use my feet when a drive can be..."
I have the European urge to use my feet when a drive can be dispensed with Vladimir Nabokov
Vladimir Nabokov quote: "Look at this tangle of thorns."
Look at this tangle of thorns. Vladimir Nabokov
Vladimir Nabokov quote: "A writer should have the precision of a poet and the..."
A writer should have the precision of a poet and the imagination of a scientist. Vladimir Nabokov
...under no circumstances would he [Humbert Humbert] have interfered with the innocence of a child, if there was the least risk of a row. Vladimir Nabokov
Vladimir Nabokov quote: "A wave would arrive, all out of breath, but, as it had nothing..."
A wave would arrive, all out of breath, but, as it had nothing to report, it would disperse in apologetic salaams. Vladimir Nabokov
Vladimir Nabokov quote: "for better or worse, it is the commentator who has the last word."
for better or worse, it is the commentator who has the last word. Vladimir Nabokov
Vladimir Nabokov quote: "There is nothing so banal in the world,' said Ada 'than..."
There is nothing so banal in the world,' said Ada 'than pitching stones at a hawfinch. Vladimir Nabokov
Vladimir Nabokov quote: "Spontaneous eloquence seems to me a miracle."
Spontaneous eloquence seems to me a miracle. Vladimir Nabokov
Vladimir Nabokov quote: "I have no desires, save the desire to express myself in..."
I have no desires, save the desire to express myself in defiance of all the world’s muteness. Vladimir Nabokov
Vladimir Nabokov quote: "Never rude, always aloof."
Never rude, always aloof. Vladimir Nabokov
Vladimir Nabokov quote: "Curiosity is insubordination in its purest form."
Curiosity is insubordination in its purest form. Vladimir Nabokov
Vladimir Nabokov quote: "I shall continue to exist. I may assume other disguises, other..."
I shall continue to exist. I may assume other disguises, other forms, but I shall try to exist. Vladimir Nabokov
Vladimir Nabokov quote: "Genius is finding the invisible link between things."
Genius is finding the invisible link between things. Vladimir Nabokov
Vladimir Nabokov quote: "two lumpy old ladies in semitransparent raincoats, like..."
two lumpy old ladies in semitransparent raincoats, like potatoes in cellophan? Vladimir Nabokov
Vladimir Nabokov quote: "Actually he was a pessimist, and, like all pessimists, a..."
Actually he was a pessimist, and, like all pessimists, a ridiculously unobservant man. Vladimir Nabokov

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