Quote by Vladimir Nabokov
"One should as a rule respect public opinion in so far as is necessary to avoid starvation."
More from Vladimir Nabokov
"Life is a great surprise. I do not see why death should not be an even greater one."
"The cradle rocks above an abyss, and common sense tells us that our existence is but a brief crack of light between two eternities of darkness."
"I think like a genius, I write like a distinguished author, and I speak like a child."
"Loneliness is the cantor's voice of the soul."