I am probably responsible for the odd fact that people don't seem to n…

Vladimir Nabokov
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I am probably responsible for the odd fact that people don't seem to name their daughters Lolita any more. I have heard of young female poodles being given that name since 1956, but of no human beings. ✨ Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov (1973). Strong opinions, McGraw-Hill Companies
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I mean, I have the feeling that something in my mind is poisoning everything else.
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Dear Jesus, do something. ✨ Vladimir Nabokov (2011). Pale Fire, p.84, Vintage
I think it is all a matter of love: the more you love a memory, the stronger and stranger it is. ✨ Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov (1973). Strong opinions, McGraw-Hill Companies
The day, like the previous days, dragged sluggishly by in a kind of insipid idleness, devoid even of that dreamy expectancy which can make idleness so enchanting. ✨ Vladimir Nabokov (1970). Mary: A N … ▶

I am probably responsible for the odd fact that people don't seem to name their daughters Lolita any more. I have heard of young female poodles being given that name since 1956, but of no human beings. ✨ Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov (1973). Strong opinions, McGraw-Hill Companies

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