I see the steam of the chocolate and the plates of blueberry tarts.
Vladimir Nabokov
Senses, Food, Memory, Detail, Perception, Nostalgia
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“Great sleepless artists who had to die for a few hours in order to live for centuries.” Vladimir Nabokov
Sleepless Artists, Timeless Art, Creative Legacy, Art, Artists, Legacy
Vladimir Nabokov Sleepless Artists, Timeless Art, Creative Legacy, Art, Artists, Legacy“Her lips were like large crimson polyps.” Vladimir Nabokov
Crimson Lips, Polyp Imagery, Strong Imagery, Lips, Imagery, Strong
Vladimir Nabokov Crimson Lips, Polyp Imagery, Strong Imagery, Lips, Imagery, Strong“Oh no, I do not gloat over my own person, I do not get all hot wrestling with my soul in a darkened room; I have no desires, save the desire to express myself – in defiance of all the world’s muteness.” Vladimir Nabokov
Soul Wrestling, Expression Desire, Darkened Room, Soul, Expression, Desire
Vladimir Nabokov Soul Wrestling, Expression Desire, Darkened Room, Soul, Expression, Desire“And this is the only immortality you and I may share, my Lolita.” Vladimir Nabokov
Lolita Immortality, Shared Immortality, Eternal Bond, Immortality, Bond, Eternal
Vladimir Nabokov Lolita Immortality, Shared Immortality, Eternal Bond, Immortality, Bond, Eternal“My characters are galley slaves.” Vladimir Nabokov
Characters Writing, Slavery Creation, Literature Freedom, Author, Life, Struggle
Vladimir Nabokov Characters Writing, Slavery Creation, Literature Freedom, Author, Life, Struggle“I want pure colors, melting clouds, accurately drawn details, a sunburst above a receding road with the light reflected in furrows and ruts, after rain. And no girls... There is one subject which I am emphatically opposed to: any kind of representation of a little girl.” Vladimir Nabokov
Melting Clouds, Pure Colors, Representation Opposition, Clouds, Colors, Opposition
Vladimir Nabokov Melting Clouds, Pure Colors, Representation Opposition, Clouds, Colors, Opposition“Don’t touch me; I’ll die if you touch me.” Vladimir Nabokov
Touch, Fear, Emotion, Love, Pain, Vulnerability
Vladimir Nabokov Touch, Fear, Emotion, Love, Pain, Vulnerability“A poet’s purified truth can cause no pain, no offense. True art is above false honor.” Vladimir Nabokov
Purified Truth, Art Honor, Painless Expression, Truth, Honor, Expression
Vladimir Nabokov Purified Truth, Art Honor, Painless Expression, Truth, Honor, Expression“Use unlikely materials. Who would choose Pnin as hero, but how did we live before Pnin?” Vladimir Nabokov
Unlikely Materials, Pnin Hero, Creative Choices, Materials, Hero, Choices
Vladimir Nabokov Unlikely Materials, Pnin Hero, Creative Choices, Materials, Hero, Choices“I felt curiously aloof from my own self. No temptations maddened me. The plump, glossy little Eskimo girls with their fish smell, hideous raven hair and guinea pig faces, evoked even less desire in me than Dr. Johnson had.” Vladimir Nabokov
Aloof Self, Temptation Absence, Strange Feeling, Self, Temptation, Feeling
Vladimir Nabokov Aloof Self, Temptation Absence, Strange Feeling, Self, Temptation, Feeling“I am ready to give you all of my blood, if I had to – it’s hard to explain – sounds flat – but that’s how it is.” Vladimir Nabokov
Complete Sacrifice, Emotional Devotion, Honest Confession, Love, Devotion, Intensity
Vladimir Nabokov Complete Sacrifice, Emotional Devotion, Honest Confession, Love, Devotion, Intensity“Poor Knight! he really had two periods, the firsta dull man writing broken English, the seconda broken man writing dull English.” Vladimir Nabokov
Writing, Creativity, Literature, Self-perception, Communication, Irony
Vladimir Nabokov Writing, Creativity, Literature, Self-perception, Communication, Irony“One of the functions of all my novels is to prove that the novel in general does not exist.” Vladimir Nabokov
Novel Function, Literary Concept, Fictional Reality, Function, Concept, Reality
Vladimir Nabokov Novel Function, Literary Concept, Fictional Reality, Function, Concept, Reality“It’s a pity one can’t imagine what one can’t compare to anything. Genius is an African who dreams up snow.” Vladimir Nabokov
Genius Imagination, Comparison Creativity, Pity Dream, Thought, Innovation, Culture
Vladimir Nabokov Genius Imagination, Comparison Creativity, Pity Dream, Thought, Innovation, Culture“Curiously enough, one cannot read a book; one can only reread it. A good reader, a major reader, and active and creative reader is a rereader.” Vladimir Nabokov
Book Rereading, Creative Reading, Major Reader, Reading, Books, Learning
Vladimir Nabokov Book Rereading, Creative Reading, Major Reader, Reading, Books, Learning“I grew, a happy, healthy child in a bright world of illustrated books, clean sand, orange trees, friendly dogs, sea vistas and smiling faces.” Vladimir Nabokov
Bright Childhood, Healthy Growth, Illustrated World, Childhood, Growth, World
Vladimir Nabokov Bright Childhood, Healthy Growth, Illustrated World, Childhood, Growth, World“Life is just one small piece of light between two eternal darknesses.” Vladimir Nabokov
Life Death, Light Darkness, Philosophy Existence, Time, Soul
Vladimir Nabokov Life Death, Light Darkness, Philosophy Existence, Time, Soul“Certain tight parentheses have been opened and allowed to spill their still active contents.” Vladimir Nabokov
Parentheses Opening, Active Contents, Tight Boundaries, Opening, Contents, Boundaries
Vladimir Nabokov Parentheses Opening, Active Contents, Tight Boundaries, Opening, Contents, Boundaries