“I don't belong to any club or group. I don't fish, cook, dance, endorse books, sign books, co-sign declarations, eat oysters, get drunk, go to church, go to analysts, or take part in demonstrations.”

—  Vladimir Nabokov , book Strong Opinions

Source: Strong Opinions (1973), p. 18.

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