"As far as I can recall, the initial……" — Vladimir Nabokov

As far as I can recall, the initial shiver of inspiration [for… - Vladimir Nabokov

"As far as I can recall, the initial shiver of inspiration [for Lolita] was somehow prompted by a newspaper story about an ape in the Jardin des Plantes, who, after months of coaxing by a scientist, produced the first drawing ever charcoaled by an animal: this sketch showed the bars of the poor creature's cage."

— Vladimir Nabokov

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