Even while writing his book, he had become painfully aware how little …

Vladimir Nabokov
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Even while writing his book, he had become painfully aware how little he knew his own planet while attempting to piece together another one from jagged bits filched from deranged brains. ✨ Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov (1996). Novels, 1969-1974
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Even while writing his book, he had become painfully aware how little he knew his own planet while attempting to piece together another one from jagged bits filched from deranged brains. ✨ Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov (1996). Novels, 1969-1974

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