Style and Structure are the essence of a book; great ideas are hogwash. Vladimir Nabokov bookessencegreat Change image and share on social
Some people, and I am one of them, hate happy ends. We feel cheated. Harm is the norm. Vladimir Nabokov cheatendfeel 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
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
The evolution of sense is, in a sense, the evolution of nonsense. Vladimir Nabokov evolutionnonsensesense Change image and share on social
Nothing is more exhilarating than philistine vulgarity. Vladimir Nabokov exhilaratephilistinevulgarity Change image and share on social
Existence is a series of footnotes to a vast, obscure, unfinished masterpiece. Vladimir Nabokov existencefootnotemasterpiece 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
Caress the detail, the divine detail. Vladimir Nabokov caresdetaildivine Change image and share on social
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
