I don't belong to any club or group. I don't fish, cook, dance, endorse books, sign books, co-sign declarations, eat oysters, get drunk, go to church, go to analysts, or take part in demonstrations. Vladimir Nabokov More Quotes by Vladimir Nabokov More Quotes From Vladimir Nabokov A creative writer must study carefully the works of his rivals, including the Almighty. He must possess the inborn capacity not only of recombining but of re-creating the given world. In order to do this adequately, avoiding duplication of labor, the artist should know the given world. Vladimir Nabokov creatingartistorder The social or economic structure of the ideal state is of little concern to me. My desires are modest. Portraits of the head of the government should not exceed a postage stamp in size. No torture and no executions. No music, except coming through earphones, or played in theaters. Freedom of speech, freedom of thought, freedom of art. Vladimir Nabokov freedom-of-speechgovernmentart My characters are galley slaves. Vladimir Nabokov slavecharacter Life is a great sunrise. I do not see why death should not be an even greater one. Vladimir Nabokov greatsunriselifedeath
