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    Words of Wisdom: Vladimir Nabokov
    Words of Wisdom: Vladimir Nabokov
    Words of Wisdom: Vladimir Nabokov
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    Words of Wisdom: Vladimir Nabokov

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    Among the most famous Russian writers, Vladimir Nabokov has his very distinct place. Through his world famous novel "Lolita" Nabokov had created sensation. The book is included among the top one hundred books of all times.

    Nabokov is not only known for his very powerful writing, but also for his intelligent remarks and statements teeming with wisdom. His novels are full of such witty remarks and statements. Several of his statements have become very popular quote today.

    The present book includes hundreds of such thoughts presented by Vladimir Nabokov. They are sure to amuse, entertain, and enlighten the prospective readers.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRaja Sharma
    Release dateMar 20, 2014
    ISBN9781311242235
    Words of Wisdom: Vladimir Nabokov
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      Introduction

      Vladimir Nabokov is considered as one of the most popular of the Russian novelists. His famous novel Lolita had created sensation when it was first published.

      Not only for his writings, is Vladimir Nabokov very well known for his witty remarks and wise statements. Some of the lines from his novels have become very popular quotations.

      In this collection we have included hundreds of sentences written by Vladimir, and they are not only intelligently written, but also meant to enlighten the prospective readers.

      Section One

      Let all of life be an unfettered howl. Like the crowd greeting the gladiator. Don't stop to think, don't interrupt the scream, exhale, release life's rapture.

      I think it is all a matter of love; the more you love a memory the stronger and stranger it becomes

      And the rest is rust and stardust.

      He broke my heart. You merely broke my life.

      "Toska Russian word roughly translated as sadness, melancholia, lugubriousness.

      No single word in English renders all the shades of toska. At its deepest and most painful, it is a sensation of great spiritual anguish, often without any specific cause. At less morbid levels it is a dull ache of the soul, a longing with nothing to long for, a sick pining, a vague restlessness, mental throes, yearning. In particular cases it may be the desire for somebody of something specific, nostalgia, love-sickness. At the lowest level it grades into ennui, boredom.

      Do not be angry with the rain; it simply does not know how to fall upwards.

      Human life is but a series of footnotes to a vast obscure unfinished masterpiece

      Don't cry, I'm sorry to have deceived you so much, but that's how life is.

      "Our imagination flies --

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