Nabokov

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“Humbert Humbert. What a thrillingly different name.”
—Vladimir Nabokov (1899–1977)

“But generally speaking philistinism presupposes a certain advanced state of civilization where throughout the ages certain traditions have accumulated in a heap and have started to stink.”
—Vladimir Nabokov (1899–1977)

“The setting was really perfect for a brisk bubbling murder....”
—Vladimir Nabokov (1899–1977)