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# Daniels, Leslie

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##  Quotes by Daniels, Leslie

> [“I told them what I had discovered about Nabokov's sentences: Because the word string and the thoughts behind the words are so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniels-leslie/i-told-them-what-i-had-discovered-about-nabokov-s-sentences-because/)

Daniels, Leslie

[Books](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/books/)

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> [“Nabokov changed my life," Max said. "I was going to be a writer, and then I read Lolita and I decided to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniels-leslie/nabokov-changed-my-life-max-said-i-was-going-to-be-a-writer-and-then/)

Daniels, Leslie

[Law school](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/law-school/)

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