As to the rest, I am no more guilty of imitating 'real life' than'real life' is responsible for plagiarizing me. — Vladimir Nabokov Copy Share Image
“It is desirable that the inmate should not have at all, or if he does, should immediately himself suppress nocturnal dreams whose… — Vladimir Nabokov Copy Share Image
“But even during this sleep—still, still—his real life showed through too much.” — Vladimir Nabokov Copy Share Image
“As happens in dreams, when a perfectly harmless object inspires us with fear and thereafter is frightening every time we dream of… — Vladimir Nabokov Copy Share Image
I am surrounded by some sort of wretched specters, not by people. They torment me as can torment only senseless visions, bad… — Vladimir Nabokov Copy Share Image
“...under no circumstances would he [Humbert Humbert] have interfered with the innocence of a child, if there was the least risk of a row.” — Vladimir Nabokov Copy Share
The cradle rocks above an abyss, and common sense tells us that our existence is but a brief crack of light between two eternities… — Vladimir Nabokov Copy Share
“Ami azt illeti, Vannak kezdtek nagyon tetszeni a fák is, a csodák is meg az Adák is.” — Vladimir Nabokov Copy Share
We live not only in a world of thoughts, but also in a world of things. Words without experience are meaningless. — Vladimir Nabokov Copy Share
“It isn’t possible. I cannot imagine it. Come on over here, you foolish little doe, and tell me on what day I shall die.” — Vladimir Nabokov Copy Share
“Precautions to be taken in the case Of freak reincarnation: what to do On suddenly discovering that you Are now a young and vulnerable… — Vladimir Nabokov Copy Share
“It is indeed a tricky name. It is often misspelt, because the eye tends to regard the "a" of the first syllable as a… — Vladimir Nabokov Copy Share
“(T)here exist friendships which develop their own inner duration, their own eons of transparent time.” — Vladimir Nabokov Copy Share
![“As happens in dreams, when a perfectly harmless object inspires us with fear and thereafter is frightening every time we dream of it (and even in real life retains disquieting overtones), so Dreyer's presence became for Franz a refined torture, an implacable menace. [ ... H]e could not help…” quote by Vladimir Nabokov](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/197/vladimir-nabokov-198_dreams_as-happens-in-dreams-when-a-perfectly-ha_2397762.jpg)
