More Quotes by Vladimir Nabokov
Because you took advantage of my disadvantage.
Nostalgia in reverse, the longing for yet another strange land, grew especially strong in spring.
The contemplation of beauty, whether it be a uniquely tinted sunset, a radiant face, or a work of art, makes us glance back unwittingly at our personal past and juxtapose ourselves and our inner being with the utterly unattainable beauty revealed to us.
I talk in a daze, I walk in a maze I cannot get out, said the starling
Oh, let me be mawkish for the nonce! I am so tired of being cynical.
Resemblances are the shadows of differences. Different people see different similarities and similar differences.
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.
Which arrow flies for ever? The arrow that has hit its mark.
Knowing you have something good to read before bed is among the most pleasurable of sensations.
I have no desires, save the desire to express myself in defiance of all the world’s muteness.