Quotes by Nabokov, Vladimir

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

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

You can always count on a murderer for a fancy prose style. >>

Quotations about Genius

Doing easily what others find difficult is talent; doing what is impos >>

What makes men of genius, or rather, what they make, is not new ideas, >>

Real genius is nothing else but the supernatural virtue of humility in >>

Genius is an African who dreams up snow.

Nabokov, Vladimir