Vladimir Nabokov: 193 idézet0 Kedvelés
Vladimir Nabokov: Idézetek angolul
Vladimir Nabokov könyv Strong Opinions
"Foreword", p. 3.
Forrás: Strong Opinions (1973)
Speak, Memory: A Memoir (1951)
Kontextus: The cradle rocks above an abyss, and common sense tells us that our existence is but a brief crack of light between two eternities of darkness. Although the two are identical twins, man, as a rule, views the prenatal abyss with more calm than the one he is heading for (at some forty-five hundred heartbeats an hour).
Vladimir Nabokov könyv The Stories of Vladimir Nabokov
Forrás: The Stories of Vladimir Nabokov
“…(hot, opalescent, thick tears that poets and lovers shed)…”
Vladimir Nabokov könyv Lolita
Forrás: Lolita
Vladimir Nabokov könyv Invitation to a Beheading
Forrás: Invitation to a Beheading
Vladimir Nabokov könyv Laughter in the Dark
Forrás: Laughter in the Dark
“Readers are not sheep, and not every pen tempts them.”
Vladimir Nabokov könyv Lectures on Literature
Forrás: Lectures on Literature
“I think like a genius, I write like a distinguished author, I speak like a child.”
Vladimir Nabokov könyv Strong Opinions
"Foreword", p. 3.
Strong Opinions (1973)
“Oh, don't cry, I'm so sorry I cheated so much, but that's the way things are.”
Vladimir Nabokov könyv Lolita
Változat: Don't cry, I'm sorry to have deceived you so much, but that's how life is.
Forrás: Lolita
Forrás: Ada, or Ardor: A Family Chronicle