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I think like a genius, I write like a distinguished author, and I speak like a child.
Vladimir Nabokov
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Vladimir Nabokov
Age: 77 †
Born: 1899
Born: January 1
Died: 1977
Died: January 1
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St. Petersburg
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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.
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My characters are galley slaves.
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I adore you, mon petit, and would never allow him to hurt you, no matter how gently or madly.
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The more gifted and talkative one's characters are, the greater the chances of their resembling the author in tone or tint of mind.
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