“Poetry involves the mysteries of the irrational perceived through rational words.”
— Vladimir Nabokov
Author: Vladimir Nabokov
Category: poetry
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I confess, I do not believe in
“I confess, I do not believe in time.”
— Vladimir Nabokov
Author: Vladimir Nabokov
Category: time
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It is hard, I submit, to loathe
“It is hard, I submit, to loathe bloodshed, including war, more than I do, but it is still harder to exceed my loathing of the very nature of totalitarian states in which massacre is only an administrative detail.”
— Vladimir Nabokov
Author: Vladimir Nabokov
Category: nature
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Imagination, the supreme delight of the immortal
“Imagination, the supreme delight of the immortal and the immature, should be limited. In order to enjoy life, we should not enjoy it too much.”
— Vladimir Nabokov
Author: Vladimir Nabokov
Category: imagination
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To play safe, I prefer to accept
“To play safe, I prefer to accept only one type of power: the power of art over trash, the triumph of magic over the brute.”
— Vladimir Nabokov
Author: Vladimir Nabokov
Category: art
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A work of art has no importance
“A work of art has no importance whatever to society. It is only important to the individual.”
— Vladimir Nabokov
Author: Vladimir Nabokov
Category: art
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