Quotes by Nabokov, Vladimir

Life is a great surprise. I don't see why death should not be an even >>

The tiny madman in his padded cell. >>

The cradle rocks above an abyss, and common sense tells us that our ex >>

Quotations about Fame

To become a celebrity is to become a brand name. There is Ivory Soap, >>

True glory consists in doing what deserves to be written; in writing w >>

Each man has his appointed day: short and irreparable in the brief lif >>

It is a short walk from the hallelujah to the hoot.

Nabokov, Vladimir