Complacency Shattered In Fiction, Literary C Complacency is a state of mind that exists only in retrospective: it has to be shattered before being ascertained. Vladimir Nabokov – Pale Fire Purchase Now Pale Fire Vladimir Nabokov FacebookXPinterestEmailLinkedInWhatsApp
Creature of Habit In Fiction, Literary C Man is a creature that can get accustomed to anything, and I think that is the best definition of him. Vladimir Nabokov – Pale Fire Purchase Now
Crying: Beauty’s Refuge In Comic Novel, Fiction, Literary Fiction C Crying is the refuge of plain women but the ruin of pretty ones. Vladimir Nabokov – Pnin Purchase Now
Human Consciousness In Fiction, Literary H How small the cosmos (a kangaroo’s pouch would hold it), how paltry and puny in comparison to human consciousness, to a single recollection, and its expression in words! Vladimir Nabokov – Pale Fire Purchase Now
Knowing Modesty In Fiction, Literary K I am sufficiently proud of my knowing something to be modest about my not knowing all. Vladimir Nabokov – Pale Fire Purchase Now
Tongue Trip In Fiction, Literary T The tip of the tongue taking a trip of three steps down the palate to tap, at three, on the teeth. Vladimir Nabokov – Pale Fire Purchase Now
