Vladimir Nabokov

" The day, like the previous days, dragged sluggishly by in a kind of insipid idleness, devoid even of that dreamy expectancy which can make idleness so enchanting. "
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Vladimir Nabokov
Dreams , Boredom
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" Coordinating thereEvents and objects with remote eventsAnd vanished objects. Making ornamentsOf accidents and possibilities. "
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Possibility , accident
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" Who grins in official circumstances? "
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Hilarious
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" Life is a great surprise. I do not see why death should not be an even greater one. "
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Death , Dying
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Vladimir Nabokov
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22-04-1899 02-07-1977 Novelist, Entomologist, Translator, Professor citation
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