You know, what's so dreadful about dying is that you are completely on…

Vladimir Nabokov
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You know, what's so dreadful about dying is that you are completely on your own. ✨ Vladimir Nabokov (2010). Lolita, p.284, Vintage
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You know, what's so dreadful about dying is that you are completely on your own. ✨ Vladimir Nabokov (2010). Lolita, p.284, Vintage

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