Quote by Vladimir Nabokov

““We are still groping perhaps, but we grope intelligently, like a gynecologist feeling a tumor.””

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And the rest is rust and stardust.

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“My solemn exasperation was to her the silence of love.”

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We live not only in a world of thoughts, but also in a world of things. Words without experience are meaningless.

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“As palavras sem a experiência não teriam qualquer significado.”

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“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.”

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And this is the only immortality you and i may share, my Lolita.

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“Be true to your Dick.”

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