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
Style and Structure are the essence of a book; great ideas are hogwash. Vladimir Nabokov bookessencegreat Change image and share on social
Caress the detail, the divine detail. Vladimir Nabokov caresdetaildivine Change image and share on social
The good, the admirable reader identifies himself not with the boy or the girl in the book, but with the mind that conceived and composed that book. Vladimir Nabokov admirablebookboy Change image and share on social
All my stories are webs of style and none seems at first blush to contain much kinetic matter. For me style is matter. Vladimir Nabokov blushkineticmatter Change image and share on social
Revelation can be more perilous than Revolution. Vladimir Nabokov perilousrevelationrevolution Change image and share on social
A writer should have the precision of a poet and the imagination of a scientist. Vladimir Nabokov imaginationpoetprecision 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
My loathings are simple: stupidity, oppression, crime, cruelty, soft music. Vladimir Nabokov crimecrueltyloathing Change image and share on social
Nothing is more exhilarating than philistine vulgarity. Vladimir Nabokov exhilaratephilistinevulgarity Change image and share on social
