Quotes of Vladimir Nabokov

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A novelist is, like all mortals, more fully at home on the surface of the present than in the ooze of the past.

- Vladimir Nabokov

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“ Living with a purpose in life is more fulfilling than living a rich lifestyle without a purpose. ”

- JOHN TASKINSOY

“ The purpose of literature is to turn blood into ink. ”

- T.S. Eliot

“ Eyes not only see but reveal secrets that hidden within our very soul, as You and I stroll in this world in search for our true and better selves." Morco ”

- Jeff Morco

“ Tragedy and adversary are the stones we sharpen our swords against so we can fight new battles. ”

- Sherrilyn Kenyon

“ Her smile was innocent and naive as if she didn’t know anything other than to love and be kind to others. ”

- Mariyam Hasnain

“ My mama always used to tell me: ‘If you can’t find somethin’ to live for, you best find somethin’ to die for.’ ”

- Tupac Shakur

“ Society will always be too fragile to accept us for all that makes us beautiful. ”

- robert m drake

“ I think that I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree. A tree whose hungry mouth is pressed Against the earth's sweet flowing breast; A tree that looks at God all day And lifts her leafy arms to pray; A tree that may in summer wear A nest of robins in her hair; Upon whose bosom snow has lain; Who intimately lives with rain. Poems are made by fools like me, But only God can make a tree. ”

- Joyce Kilmer

“ No matter what you do in life, make sure your juniors are learning something good from you. ”

- Parul Prashar

“ I spend most nights at home falling in love with the idea of you. ”

- Michael Faudet

“ Where wild souls meet wild lovers is where hurricanes are made. ”

- ventum

“ One chooses who they decide to love but never determines who will love them back. The woman’s first two considerations are respect and financial security which centers on the core of personality traits; a man reveres persona of physical and sexuality; these two impostors have little relevance of character. ”

- RJ Intindola

“ The New England conscience doesn't keep you from doing what you shouldn't-it just keeps you from enjoying it. ”

- Cleveland Amory

“ I think romantic love evolved to enable you to focus your mating energy on just one individual at a time, thereby conserving mating time and energy. ”

- Helen Fisher

“ Do your duty and a little more and the future will take care of itself. ”

- Andrew Carnegie

“ I guess that’s just part of loving people: You have to give things up. Sometimes you even have to give them up. ”

- Lauren Oliver

“ And during, I realized that the labels didn’t matter, because when two people feel that sort of pull toward each other, it just works, and the only label that mattered was that I was in love. Totally, fully, ecstatically. ”

- Bill Konigsberg

“ How do I say “I miss you” in a way that will make your heart ache as mine does? ”

- Unknown

“ One thing I learned out of all these years is nobody really riding wit you like they say n I’ll always keep my guard up cause of all the fuckery. ”

- Genereux Philip

“ My mother had a great deal of trouble with me, but I think she enjoyed it. ”

- Mark Twain

“ An early. morning walk is a blessing for the whole day. ”

- Henry David Thoreau

“ To love deeply in one direction makes us more loving in all others. ”

- Anne Sophie Swetchine

“ Unless you love someone, nothing else makes sense. ”

- e.e. cummings

“ Her footprints are leaving green marks on the desert heart of mine ”

- Ismaaciil C. Ubax