…She was, obviously, one of those women whose polished words may refle…

Vladimir Nabokov
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…She was, obviously, one of those women whose polished words may reflect a book club or bridge club, or any other deadly conventionality, but never her soul. ✨ Vladimir Nabokov (2016). Lolita, p.19, Hamilton Books
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