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Vladimir Nabokov — Portrait after a picture by Walter Mori (Mondadori Publishers) (public domain), via Wikimedia Commons.

The quotations of

Vladimir Nabokov

Russian-American novelist, lepidopterist, professor

1899–1977

6 quotes, most often on Writing.

I confess, I do not believe in time.
- Time
Play! Invent the world! Invent reality!
Look at the Harlequins! (1974).
- Inspiration
Let the credulous and the vulgar continue to believe that all mental woes can be cured by a daily application of old Greek myths to their private parts.
Strong Opinions (1973), p. 66 (On the ideas of Sigmund Freud)
- Clever Jabs
Oh, my Lolita, I have only words to play with!
Lolita (1955)
- Writing
I know more than I can express in words, and the little I can express would not have been expressed, had I not known more.
Strong Opinions (1973), p. 45
- Knowledge
- Writing
I think like a genius, I write like a distinguished author, and I speak like a child.
Strong Opinions (1973), Foreword

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