Jean-François Revel (1924–2006) French writer and philosopher
Source: 2000s, Anti-Americanism (2003), p. 156
“Nostalgia in reverse, the longing for yet another strange land, grew especially strong in spring.”
— Vladimir Nabokov, book Mary
Source: Mary
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“The first day of spring is one thing, and the first spring day is another.”
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Fisherman's Luck http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/etext97/fshlk10.txt, ch. 5 (1899) <br class="br">Context: The first day of spring is one thing, and the first spring day is another. The difference between them is sometimes as great as a month.