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Vladimir Nabokov Quotes

Vladimir Nabokov quotes

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

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That human life is but a first installment of the serial soul and that one's individual secret is not lost in the process of earthly dissolution, becomes something more than an optimistic conjecture, and even more than a matter of religious faith, when we remember that only commonsense rules immortality out. Vladimir Nabokov
...in my dreams the world would come alive, becoming so captivatingly majestic, free and ethereal, that afterwards it would be oppressive to breathe the dust of this painted life. Vladimir Nabokov
Lolita, light of my life, fire of my loins. My sin, my soul. Lo-lee-ta: the tip of the tongue taking a trip of three steps down the palate to tap, at three, on the teeth. Lo. Lee. Ta. Vladimir Nabokov
Vladimir Nabokov quote: "Don't cry, I'm sorry to have deceived you so much, but that's..."
Don't cry, I'm sorry to have deceived you so much, but that's how life is. Vladimir Nabokov
Vladimir Nabokov quote: "Lolita, light of my life, fire of my loins. My sin, my soul."
Lolita, light of my life, fire of my loins. My sin, my soul. Vladimir Nabokov
Vladimir Nabokov quote: "Some might think that the creativity, imagination, and flights..."
Some might think that the creativity, imagination, and flights of fancy that give my life meaning are insanity. Vladimir Nabokov
Vladimir Nabokov quote: "Zembla is a site devoted to the life and works of author,..."
Zembla is a site devoted to the life and works of author, translator, and lepidopterist. Vladimir Nabokov
Vladimir Nabokov quote: "Life is a message scribbled in the dark."
Life is a message scribbled in the dark. Vladimir Nabokov
What surprises you in life? The marvel of consciousness -- that sudden window swinging open on a sunlit landscape amidts the night of non-being. Vladimir Nabokov
If I correctly understand the sense of this succinct observation, our poet suggests here that human life is but a series of footnotes to a vast obscure unfinished masterpiece. Vladimir Nabokov
The act of vividly recalling a patch of the past is something that I seem to have been performing with the utmost zest all my life, and I have reason to believe that this almost pathological keenness of the retrospective faculty is a hereditary trait. Vladimir Nabokov
Let all of life be an unfettered howl. Like the crowd greeting the gladiator. Don't stop to think, don't interrupt the scream, exhale, release life's rapture. Vladimir Nabokov
The fame of his likes circulates briskly but soon grows heavy and stale; and as for history it will limit his life story to the dash between two dates. Vladimir Nabokov
Vladimir Nabokov quote: "He broke my heart. You merely broke my life."
He broke my heart. You merely broke my life. Vladimir Nabokov
Vladimir Nabokov quote: "Human life is but a series of footnotes to a vast obscure..."
Human life is but a series of footnotes to a vast obscure unfinished masterpiece Vladimir Nabokov

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