You can always count on a murderer for a fancy prose style. Vladimir Nabokov countfancymurderer 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
I think like a genius, I write like a distinguished author, and I speak like a child. Vladimir Nabokov authorchilddistinguish 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
I cannot conceive how anybody in his right mind should go to a psychoanalyst. Vladimir Nabokov conceivemindpsychoanalyst Change image and share on social
A work of art has no importance whatever to society. It is only important to the individual. Vladimir Nabokov artimportanceimportant Change image and share on social
A novelist is, like all mortals, more fully at home on the surface of the present than in the ooze of the past. Vladimir Nabokov fullyhomemortal Change image and share on social
Nothing is more exhilarating than philistine vulgarity. Vladimir Nabokov exhilaratephilistinevulgarity Change image and share on social