Quote by Vladimir Nabokov
The cradle rocks above an abyss, and common sense tells us that ou

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. – Vladimir Nabokov

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Sleep is the most moronic fraternity in the world, with the heaviest dues and the crudest rituals. – Vladimir Nabokov

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A man should learn to detect and watch that gleam of light which flashes across his mind from within. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Light is the first of painters. There is no object so foul that intense light will not make it beautiful. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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