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 delightenjoyimagination Change image and share on social
Revelation can be more perilous than Revolution. Vladimir Nabokov perilousrevelationrevolution Change image and share on social
The more gifted and talkative one's characters are, the greater the chances of their resembling the author in tone or tint of mind. Vladimir Nabokov authorchancecharacter Change image and share on social
Nothing revives the past so completely as a smell that was once associated with it. Vladimir Nabokov completelypastrevive Change image and share on social
A masterpiece of fiction is an original world and as such is not likely to fit the world of the reader. Vladimir Nabokov fictionfitmasterpiece Change image and share on social
Complacency is a state of mind that exists only in retrospective: it has to be shattered before being ascertained. Vladimir Nabokov ascertaincomplacencyexist Change image and share on social
Discussion in class, which means letting twenty young blockheads and two cocky neurotics discuss something that neither their teacher nor they know. Vladimir Nabokov blockheadclasscocky Change image and share on social
I would like to spare the time and effort of hack reviewers and, generally, persons who move their lips when reading. Vladimir Nabokov effortgenerallyhack Change image and share on social
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 administrativebloodsheddetail share on social
