English En
  • Deutsche De
  • English En
  • Français Fr
  • Русский Ru

We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our marketing and analytics partners who may combine it with other information you've provided to them or which they've separately collected from you. You also may to see our Privacy Policy. By clicking the OK button below, you accept our cookies.

Authors:

Vladimir Nabokov Quotes

...that swimming, sloping, elusive something about the dark-bluish tint of the iris which seemed still to retain the shadows it had absorbed of ancient, fabulous forests where there were more birds than tigers and more fruit than thorns, and where, in some dappled depth, man's mind had been born...

Vladimir Nabokov

About author

Related Authors

Topics

Quotes currently Trending

This book was company for me - I wrote these things when I was in hotels, far from where I normally live. I never intended to publish it. Catherine Deneuve
Like all citizens, Ms. McNeill has the right to be free from unlawful employment practices such as sex discrimination and retaliation. John Hawkins
The exposure from 'Iron Chef' has been helpful, but at the end of the day your product and your service determine whether you get customers or not. If people decide to eat out less during a recession, the first restaurants that they will cut out are the ones that don't do a great job. Michael Symon
Kurt Vonnegut quote: "I had made her so unhappy that she had developed a sense of..."
I had made her so unhappy that she had developed a sense of humor. [-Rabo Karabekian] Kurt Vonnegut
Paulo Coelho quote: "Suffering comes from desire, not from pain."
Suffering comes from desire, not from pain. Paulo Coelho
Alex Lowe quote: "Inspiring passion in family and friends has more enduring..."
Inspiring passion in family and friends has more enduring value than just staying alive for them. Alex Lowe
I don't even know who that person was in the '80s. I see pictures of myself from back then and I don't even recognize myself. Scott Ian
Jamelia quote: "Americans are so dedicated to their jobs."
Americans are so dedicated to their jobs. Jamelia
Will Rogers quote: "When the Oakies left Oklahoma and moved to California, it..."
When the Oakies left Oklahoma and moved to California, it raised the I.Q. of both states. Will Rogers
Charles de Gaulle quote: "To govern is always to choose among disadvantages."
To govern is always to choose among disadvantages. Charles de Gaulle
Never shall I forget that night, the first night in camp, which has turned my life into one long night, seven times cursed and seven times sealed....Never shall I forget those moments which murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to dust. Never shall I forget these things, even if I am condemned to live as long as God Himself. Never. Elie Wiesel
I have always tried to hide my efforts and wished my works to have a light joyousness of springtime which never lets anyone suspect the labors it has cost me. Henri Matisse
Charlotte Gainsbourg quote: "I hope I'll consider my next part, having learnt from this one."
I hope I'll consider my next part, having learnt from this one. Charlotte Gainsbourg
He stared at the cheap linoleum between his shoes and admitted to himself that once again he had fallen into the trap that often snared so many of the educated and upper-class locals when they convinced themselves that the rest of the population was stupid and ignorant. Cranwell was smarter than most lawyers in town, and infinitely more prepared. John Grisham
Theodor Adorno quote: "Very evil people cannot really be imagined dying."
Very evil people cannot really be imagined dying. Theodor Adorno