Vladimir Nabokov

"The breaking of a wave cannot explain the whole sea."

Vladimir Nabokov

"That trite little whimsy about characters getting out of hand; it is as old as the quills. My characters are galley slaves."

Vladimir Nabokov...

"Style and Structure are the essence of a book; great ideas are hogwash."

Vladimir Nabakov...

"The pages are still blank, but there is a miraculous feeling of the words being there, written in invisible ink and clamoring to become visible."