He broke my heart. You merely broke my life.
("Lolita")
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Against whom was it turned Against whom did he conspire Tum-tee-tum. And once more - TUM ... I have not gone mad. I am merely producing gleeful little sounds. The kind of glee one experiences upon making an April Fool of someone. And a damned good fool I have made of someone. Who is he Gentle reader, look at yourself in the mirror.Vladimir Nabokov
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Vladimir Nabokov
Satire is a lesson, parody is a game.
Vladimir Nabokov
I cannot disobey something which I do not know and the reality of which I have the right to deny.
Vladimir Nabokov
A writer should have the precision of a poet and the imagination of a scientist.
Vladimir Nabokov
One last word are you quite quite ure that - well not tomorrow of course and not after tomorrow but - well - some day any day you will not come to live with me I will create a brand new God and thank him with piercing cries if you give me that microscopic hope.
Vladimir Nabokov
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