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Yes, a friend told me to read Nabokov for the sentences and she's never steered me wrong.
if I ask myself why--partly it is the wonder of the craft, but a lot of it is my wonder at Nabokov’s total self-confidence--like in Bend Sinister he simply KNOWS I will care deeply about a leaf, in a puddle...
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Sep 21, 2026 07:37PM
Yes, a friend told me to read Nabokov for the sentences and she's never steered me wrong.
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if I ask myself why--partly it is the wonder of the craft, but a lot of it is my wonder at Nabokov’s total self-confidence--like in Bend Sinister he simply KNOWS I will care deeply about a leaf, in a puddle...