It's a pity one can't imagine what one can't compare to anything. Geni…

Vladimir Nabokov
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It's a pity one can't imagine what one can't compare to anything. Genius is an African who dreams up snow. ✨ Vladimir Nabokov, Michael Scammell (1963). The gift
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