A philistine is a full-grown person whose interests are of a material and commonplace nature, and whose mentality … - Vladimir Nabokov - Quotesmemo.com

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Vladimir Nabokov

A philistine is a full-grown person whose interests are of a material and commonplace nature, and whose mentality is formed of the stock ideas and conventional ideals of his or her group and time.

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I have no desires, save the desire to express myself in defiance of all the world’s muteness.

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Mind you, sometimes the angels smoke, hiding it with their sleeves, and when the archangel comes, they throw the cigarettes away: that’s when you get shooting stars.

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Poetry involves the mysteries of the irrational perceived through rational words.

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Because you took advantage of my disadvantage.

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It was love at first sight, at last sight, at ever and ever sight.

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The CIA could not face up to the American people and admit that its former employees had conspired to assassinate the President; so from the moment Kennedy's heart stopped beating, the Agency attempted to sweep the whole conspiracy under the rug.

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I learned how to sumon, from somewhere deep within, the extra will I didn't know I possessed. Knowing it was there, and could be tapped again, gave me the boost of confidence I would rely on for years to come.

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I quit driving, I'm not retired.

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I do know that it's true that if you wanted to reduce crime, you could - if that were your sole purpose - you could abort every black baby in this country, and your crime rate would go down.

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