Nabokov

Famous quotes containing the word nabokov:

“The train was now going fast. Franz suddenly clutched his side, transfixed by the thought that he had lost his wallet which contained so much.”
—Vladimir Nabokov (1899–1977)

“Between here and that old car outside there are twenty-five paces. Make them. Now.”
—Vladimir Nabokov (1899–1977)

“Complacency is a state of mind that exists only in retrospective: it has to be shattered before being ascertained.”
—Vladimir Nabokov (1899–1977)