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Whenever in my dreams, I see the dead, they always appear silent, bothered, strangely depressed, quite unlike their dear bright selves.

— Vladimir Nabokov Speak, Memory (1951)

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I think like a genius, I write like a distinguished author, I speak like a child.

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What is this jest in majesty? This ass in passion? How do God and Devil combine to form a live dog?

In due time history will have denounced everybody.

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The distinct feature of everything extant is its monotony.

You can always count on a murderer for fancy prose style.

Lolita (1955)

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