“I don't think in any language. I think in images.”

—  Vladimir Nabokov , book Strong Opinions

From a BBC Interview (1962), p. 14.
Strong Opinions (1973)
Context: I don't think in any language. I think in images. I don't believe that people think in languages. They don't move their lips when they think. It is only a certain type of illiterate person who moves his lips as he reads or ruminates. No, I think in images, and now and then a Russian phrase or an English phrase will form with the foam of the brainwave, but that’s about all.

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