Discussion in class, which means letting twenty young blockheads and two cocky neurotics discuss something that neither their teacher nor they know. Vladimir Nabokov Teacher
Poetry involves the mysteries of the irrational perceived through rational words. Vladimir Nabokov Poetry
Life is a great sunrise. I do not see why death should not be an even greater one. Vladimir Nabokov Great
Life is a great sunrise. I do not see why death should not be an even greater one. Vladimir Nabokov Death
There is nothing in the world that I loathe more than group activity, that communal bath where the hairy and slippery mix in a multiplication of mediocrity. Vladimir Nabokov Funny
A work of art has no importance whatever to society. It is only important to the individual. Vladimir Nabokov Society
Life is a great sunrise. I do not see why death should not be an even greater one. Vladimir Nabokov Life
A work of art has no importance whatever to society. It is only important to the individual. Vladimir Nabokov Art
Imagination, the supreme delight of the immortal and the immature, should be limited. In order to enjoy life, we should not enjoy it too much. Vladimir Nabokov Imagination
A writer should have the precision of a poet and the imagination of a scientist. Vladimir Nabokov Imagination