do what only a true artist can do ... pounce upon the forgotten butter…

Vladimir Nabokov
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do what only a true artist can do ... pounce upon the forgotten butterfly of revelation ✨ Vladimir Nabokov (2011). Pale Fire, p.266, Vintage
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To play safe, I prefer to accept only one type of power: the power of art over trash, the triumph of magic over the brute. ✨ Vladimir Nabokov (2012). Strong Opinions, p.155, Penguin UK
I confess, I do not believe in time. ✨ Vladimir Nabokov (2011). The Annotated Lolita: Revised and Updated, p.1949, Vintage
Some people, and I am one of them, hate happy ends. We feel cheated. Harm is the norm. ✨ Vladimir Nabokov (2011). Pnin, p.25, Vintage
Satire is a lesson, parody is a game. ✨ 1967 Interview in Wisconsin Studies in Contemporary Literature, Spring.
There was no Lo to behold. ✨ Vladimir Nabokov (2016). Lolita, p.123, Hamilton Books

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