My loathings are simple: stupidity, oppression, crime, cruelty, soft m…

Vladimir Nabokov
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My loathings are simple: stupidity, oppression, crime, cruelty, soft music. ✨ Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov (1973). Strong opinions, McGraw-Hill Companies
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