By God, I could make myself bring her that economically halved grapefruit, that sugarless breakfast.
Vladimir Nabokov
Sacrificial Action, Uncertain Love, Simple Deeds, Action, Love, Deeds
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More Vladimir Nabokov Quotes
“When I receive a new novel from a hopeful publisher – “hoping that I like the book as much as he does” – I check first of all how much dialog there is, and if it looks too abundant or too sustained, I shut the book with a bang.” Vladimir Nabokov
Publisher Hope, Dialogue Check, Novel Critique, Writing, Authors, Books
Vladimir Nabokov Publisher Hope, Dialogue Check, Novel Critique, Writing, Authors, Books“I am surrounded by some sort of wretched specters, not by people. They torment me as can torment only senseless visions, bad dreams, dregs of delirium, the drivel of nightmares and everything that passes down here for real life.” Vladimir Nabokov
Mental Struggle, Distorted Reality, Nightmares, Inner Torment, Confusion, Haunting Thoughts
Vladimir Nabokov Mental Struggle, Distorted Reality, Nightmares, Inner Torment, Confusion, Haunting Thoughts“My mouth to him was a splendid cave full of priceless treasures, but I denied him entrance.” Vladimir Nabokov
Priceless Treasures, Denied Entry, Sensual Mystery, Treasures, Entry, Mystery
Vladimir Nabokov Priceless Treasures, Denied Entry, Sensual Mystery, Treasures, Entry, Mystery“Without you I wouldn’t have moved this way, to speak the language of flowers.” Vladimir Nabokov
Love, Language, Change, Communication, Emotion, Connection
Vladimir Nabokov Love, Language, Change, Communication, Emotion, Connection“The tiny madman in his padded cell.” Vladimir Nabokov
Madness Insanity, Prison Solitude, Mentality, Isolation, Cell, Despair
Vladimir Nabokov Madness Insanity, Prison Solitude, Mentality, Isolation, Cell, Despair“Let all of life be an unfettered howl. Like the crowd greeting the gladiator. Don’t stop to think, don’t interrupt the scream, exhale, release life’s rapture.” Vladimir Nabokov
Life Howl, Gladiator Crowd, Rapture Release, Freedom, Expression, Intensity
Vladimir Nabokov Life Howl, Gladiator Crowd, Rapture Release, Freedom, Expression, Intensity“Do not be angry with the rain; it simply does not know how to fall upwards.” Vladimir Nabokov
Rain Acceptance, Nature Humor, Emotional Control, Rain, Nature, Control
Vladimir Nabokov Rain Acceptance, Nature Humor, Emotional Control, Rain, Nature, Control“I am an actor, living generally on air, but I have always elastic hopes for the future; they may be stretched indefinitely, such hopes, without bursting.” Vladimir Nabokov
Hope, Future, Dreams, Resilience, Growth, Ambition
Vladimir Nabokov Hope, Future, Dreams, Resilience, Growth, Ambition“And what is death, if not a face at peace – its artistic perfection.” Vladimir Nabokov
Death, Art, Perfection, Peace, Meaning, Mortality
Vladimir Nabokov Death, Art, Perfection, Peace, Meaning, Mortality“Resemblances are the shadows of differences. Different people see different similarities and similar differences.” Vladimir Nabokov
Resemblances Perception, Shadows Differences, Human Nature, Observation, Identity, Thought
Vladimir Nabokov Resemblances Perception, Shadows Differences, Human Nature, Observation, Identity, Thought“Unfortunately his urge to write had suddenly petered out and he did not know what to do with himself. He was not sleepy having slept after dinner. The brandy only added to the nuisance. He was a big heavy man of the hairy sort with a somewhat Beethovenlike face. He had lost his wife in November. He had taught philosophy. He was exceedingly virile. His name was Adam Krug.” Vladimir Nabokov
Writing Struggle, Philosophy Loss, Brandy, Reflection, Man, Change
Vladimir Nabokov Writing Struggle, Philosophy Loss, Brandy, Reflection, Man, Change“I confess, I do not believe in time.” Vladimir Nabokov
Timeless Belief, Personal Confession, Temporal Skepticism, Time, Belief, Philosophy
Vladimir Nabokov Timeless Belief, Personal Confession, Temporal Skepticism, Time, Belief, Philosophy“Although we read with our minds, the seat of artistic delight is between the shoulder blades. That little shiver behind is quite certainly the highest form of emotion that humanity has attained when evolving pure art and pure science. Let us worship the spine and its tingle.” Vladimir Nabokov
Art Appreciation, Physical Sensation, Creativity, Emotional Response, Aesthetic Experience, Artistic Insight
Vladimir Nabokov Art Appreciation, Physical Sensation, Creativity, Emotional Response, Aesthetic Experience, Artistic Insight“Lighted advertisements went running up dark red facades and dissipating again. He would pass girls; he would turn to look; but the prettier the face, the harder it was to take the plunge.” Vladimir Nabokov
Attraction, Desire, Society Image, Human Nature, Love, Beauty
Vladimir Nabokov Attraction, Desire, Society Image, Human Nature, Love, Beauty“A writer should have the precision of a poet and the imagination of a scientist.” Vladimir Nabokov
Writer’s Precision, Imaginative Science, Literary Ideal, Precision, Science, Ideal
Vladimir Nabokov Writer’s Precision, Imaginative Science, Literary Ideal, Precision, Science, Ideal“Everything in the world is beautiful, but Man only recognizes beauty if he sees it either seldom or from afar. Listen, today we are gods! Our blue shadows are enormous! We move in a gigantic, joyful world!” Vladimir Nabokov
Distant Beauty, Joyful World, Godlike Moment, Beauty, World, Moment
Vladimir Nabokov Distant Beauty, Joyful World, Godlike Moment, Beauty, World, Moment“What surprises you in life? The marvel of consciousness – that sudden window swinging open on a sunlit landscape amidst the night of non-being.” Vladimir Nabokov
Life, Consciousness, Surprises, Philosophy, Awakening, Thought
Vladimir Nabokov Life, Consciousness, Surprises, Philosophy, Awakening, Thought“I don’t think in any language. I think in images.” Vladimir Nabokov
Thinking Imagination, Language Reflection, Thought Visual, Mind, Creativity, Ideas
Vladimir Nabokov Thinking Imagination, Language Reflection, Thought Visual, Mind, Creativity, Ideas