“A thousand years ago five minutes were
Equal to forty ounces of fine sand.
Outstare the stars. Infinite foretime and
Infinite aftertime: above your head
They close like giant wings, and you are dead.”

— Vladimir Nabokov , book Pale Fire

Source: Pale Fire

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Russian-American novelist, lepidopterist, professor 1899–1977

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