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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.

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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