Nabokov

Famous quotes containing the word nabokov:

    The wedding was a quiet affair, and when called upon to enjoy my promotion from lodger to lover did I experience only bitterness and distaste? No.
    —Vladimir Nabokov (1899–1977)

    There is nothing in the world that I loathe more than group activity, that communal bath where the hairy and slippery mix in a multiplication of mediocrity.
    —Vladimir Nabokov (1899–1977)

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