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Above Quotes by Vladimir Nabokov
- The cradle rocks above an abyss, and common sense tells us that our existence is but a brief crack of light between two eternities of…
- Some people—and I am one of them—hate happy ends. We feel cheated. Harm is the norm. Doom should not jam. The avalanche stopping in its…
- Adultery is a most conventional way to rise above the conventional.
- I was the shadow of the waxwing slain By the false azure in the windowpane; I was the smudge of ashen fluff -and I Lived…
- A cluster of stars palely glowed above us, between the silhouettes of long thin leaves; that vibrant sky seemed as naked as she was under…
- A thousand years ago five minutes were Equal to forty ounces of fine sand. Outstare the stars. Infinite foretime and Infinite aftertime: above your head…
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