Vladimir Nabokov

Solitude is the playfield of Satan. - Pale Fire, 1962.

Solitude is the playfield of Satan. - Pale Fire, 1962.

Criticism is prejudice made plausible.

Criticism is prejudice made plausible.

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

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

Treading the soil of the moon, palpitating its pebbles, tasting the panic and splendor of the event, feeling in the read more

Treading the soil of the moon, palpitating its pebbles, tasting the panic and splendor of the event, feeling in the pit of one's stomach the separation from terra - these form the most romantic sensation an explorer has ever known

There are aphorisms that, like airplanes, stay up only while they are in motion.

There are aphorisms that, like airplanes, stay up only while they are in motion.