Nabokov

Famous quotes containing the word nabokov:

“Dostoevski is not a great writer, but a rather mediocre one—with flashes of excellent humor, but, alas, with wastelands of literary platitudes in between.”
—Vladimir Nabokov (1899–1977)

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

“... the compensation for a death sentence is knowledge of the exact hour when one is to die. A great luxury, but one that is well earned.”
—Vladimir Nabokov (1899–1977)