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Best Nabokov Quotes By Vladimir Nabokov: The best part of a writer's biography is

The best part of a writer's biography is not the record of his adventures but the story of his style. [Vogue, interview, 1969] — Vladimir Nabokov

Best Nabokov Quotes By Vladimir Nabokov: I mean, I have the feeling that something

I mean, I have the feeling that something in my mind is poisoning everything else. — Vladimir Nabokov

Best Nabokov Quotes By Joseph Epstein: Vladimir Nabokov, contemning readers who "identified" with characters

Vladimir Nabokov, contemning readers who "identified" with characters in fiction, remarked that the best readers identify with the artist. — Joseph Epstein

Best Nabokov Quotes By John Updike: Our artistic heroes tend to be those self-exercisers,

Our artistic heroes tend to be those self-exercisers, like Picasso, and Nabokov, and Wallace Stevens, who rather defiantly kept playing past dark. — John Updike

Best Nabokov Quotes By Stacy Schiff: Nabokov complained he was afflicted with total recall,

Nabokov complained he was afflicted with total recall, an affliction of which he could be miraculously cured by the presence of a biographer. — Stacy Schiff

Best Nabokov Quotes By Tom Bissell: Charyn, like Nabokov, is that most fiendish sort

Charyn, like Nabokov, is that most fiendish sort of writer-so seductive as to beg imitation, so singular as to make imitation impossible. — Tom Bissell

Best Nabokov Quotes By Vladimir Nabokov: It's exactly my sense of existing - a

It's exactly my sense of existing - a fragment, a wisp of color. — Vladimir Nabokov

Best Nabokov Quotes By Vladimir Nabokov: You talk like a book.

You talk like a book. — Vladimir Nabokov

Best Nabokov Quotes By Vladimir Nabokov: My little cup brims with tiddles.

My little cup brims with tiddles. — Vladimir Nabokov

Best Nabokov Quotes By Elizabeth Strout: 'Pnin' by Vladimir Nabokov, which is a literally

'Pnin' by Vladimir Nabokov, which is a literally small book, fit right in my common law book. I would sit in class and read it. — Elizabeth Strout

Best Nabokov Quotes By Vladimir Nabokov: My family despised Faberge objects as emblems of

My family despised Faberge objects as emblems of grotesque garishness. — Vladimir Nabokov

Best Nabokov Quotes By Vladimir Nabokov: "offensive" is frequently but a synonym for "unusual"

"offensive" is frequently but a synonym for "unusual" ... — Vladimir Nabokov

Best Nabokov Quotes By Jodi Picoult: I think it is a matter of love:

I think it is a matter of love: the more you love a memory, the stronger and stranger it is. - Vladimir Nabokov — Jodi Picoult

Best Nabokov Quotes By Vladimir Nabokov: At eight, he had once told his mother

At eight, he had once told his mother that he wanted to paint air. — Vladimir Nabokov

Best Nabokov Quotes By Steve Erickson: I believe novels can have secrets from their

I believe novels can have secrets from their author, a notion I imagine would appall Nabokov. — Steve Erickson

Best Nabokov Quotes By Vladimir Nabokov: Don't touch me; I'll die if you touch

Don't touch me; I'll die if you touch me. — Vladimir Nabokov