I am sentimental,’ she said. ‘I could dissect a koala but not its baby…

Vladimir Nabokov
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I am sentimental,’ she said. ‘I could dissect a koala but not its baby. I like the words damozel, eglantine, elegant. I love when you kiss my elongated white hand. ✨ Vladimir Nabokov (2012). Ada or Ardor, p.94, Penguin UK
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I am sentimental,’ she said. ‘I could dissect a koala but not its baby. I like the words damozel, eglantine, elegant. I love when you kiss my elongated white hand. ✨ Vladimir Nabokov (2012). Ada or Ardor, p.94, Penguin UK

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