4 Quotes by Vladimir Nabokov about possibility
- Author Vladimir Nabokov
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We must assume, I think, thatthe forward projection of what imagination he had, stopped at the act, on the brink ofall its possible consequences; ghost consequences, comparable to the ghost toes of anamputee or to the fanning out of additional squares which a chess knight (that skips-pace piece), standing on a marginal file, "feels" in phantom extensions beyond theboard, but which have no effect whatever on his real moves, on the real play.
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We must assume, I think, that the forward projection of what imagination he had, stopped at the act, on the brink of all its possible consequences; ghost consequences, comparable to the ghost toes of an amputee or to the fanning out of additional squares which a chess knight (that skipspace piece), standing on a marginal file, "feels" in phantom extensions beyond the board, but which have no effect whatever on his real moves, on the real play.
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Coordinating thereEvents and objects with remote eventsAnd vanished objects. Making ornamentsOf accidents and possibilities.
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Coordinating there Events and objects with remote events And vanished objects. Making ornaments Of accidents and possibilities.
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