My loathings are simple: stupidity, oppression, crime, cruelty, soft music. Vladimir Nabokov crimecrueltyloathing Change image and share on social
Style and Structure are the essence of a book; great ideas are hogwash. Vladimir Nabokov bookessencegreat Change image and share on social
There are aphorisms that, like airplanes, stay up only while they are in motion. Vladimir Nabokov airplaneaphorismmotion Change image and share on social
Happy is the novelist who manages to preserve an actual love letter that he received when he was young within a work of fiction, embedded in it like a clean bullet in flabby flesh and quite secure there, among spurious lives. Vladimir Nabokov actualbulletclean 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
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
Satire is a lesson, parody is a game. Vladimir Nabokov gamelessonparody Change image and share on social
I have often noticed that after I had bestowed on the characters of my novels some treasured item of my past, it would pine away in the artificial world where I had so abruptly placed it. Vladimir Nabokov abruptlyartificialbestow Change image and share on social
You can always count on a murderer for a fancy prose style. Vladimir Nabokov countfancymurderer Change image and share on social
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 acceptartbrute Change image and share on social
