We live not only in a world of thoughts, but also in a world of things…

Vladimir Nabokov
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We live not only in a world of thoughts, but also in a world of things. Words without experience are meaningless. ✨ Vladimir Nabokov (2011). The Annotated Lolita: Revised and Updated, p.255, Vintage
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You lose your immortality when you lose your memory. ✨ Vladimir Nabokov (2012). Ada or Ardor, p.492, Penguin UK
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Once upon a time there lived in Berlin, Germany, a man called Albinus. He was rich, respectable, happy; one day he abandoned his wife for the sake of a youthful mistress; he loved; was not loved; and … ▶
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To play safe, I prefer to accept only one type of power: the power of art over trash, the triumph of magic over the brute. ✨ Vladimir Nabokov (2012). Strong Opinions, p.155, Penguin UK

We live not only in a world of thoughts, but also in a world of things. Words without experience are meaningless. ✨ Vladimir Nabokov (2011). The Annotated Lolita: Revised and Updated, p.255, Vintage

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