942 Quotes by Vladimir Nabokov

Genius is finding the invisible link between things.

Geniusz to brak przystosowania.

I confess I do not believe in time. I like to fold my magic carpet, after use, in such a way as to superimpose one part of the pattern upon another. Let visitors trip.

Religion is boring and alien to me and relates no more than a chimera to what is to me the reality of the spirit.

I discovered in nature the non utilitarian delights that I sought in art. Both were a form of magic, both were a game of intricate enchantment and deception.

Il genio è un africano che vede in sogno la neve.

Satire is a lesson, parody is a game.

He excused himself saying he felt out of sorts, and continued to clean the bowl of his pipe as fiercely as if it were my heart he was hollowing out.

I was a daisy fresh girl and look what you've done to me.