“My Carmen," I said (I used to call her that sometimes) "we shall leave this raw sore town as soon as you get out of bed."
"… Because, really," I continued, "there is no point in staying here."
"There is no point in staying anywhere," said Lolita.”

—  Vladimir Nabokov, book Lolita

Source: Lolita

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Russian-American novelist, lepidopterist, professor 1899–1977

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