Imagination, the supreme delight of the immortal and the immature, sho…

Vladimir Nabokov
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Imagination, the supreme delight of the immortal and the immature, should be limited. In order to enjoy life, we should not enjoy it too much. ✨ Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov (1989). Speak, Memory: An Autobiography Revisited
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