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Quote by Vladimir Nabokov
The world itself is but a series of footnotes to a vast unfinished

The world itself is but a series of footnotes to a vast unfinished masterpiece. – Vladimir Nabokov

Other quotes by Vladimir Nabokov

To play safe, I prefer to accept only one type of power: the power of art over trash, the triumph of magic over the brute. – Vladimir Nabokov

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Art
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Vladimir Nabokov
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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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Light
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Other Quotes from
Life
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Its better to be a lion for a day than a sheep all your life. – Elizabeth Kenny

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Life

Nothing in life is so exhilarating as to be shot at without result. – Winston Churchill

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Life

Ive always taken The Wizard of Oz very seriously, you know. I believe in the idea of the rainbow. And Ive spent my entire life trying to get over it. – Judy Garland

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Life

One wanders through life as if wandering through a field in the dark of night, wearing a blindfold and very heavy shoes, with a poisonous toad waiting patiently beneath a clump of weeds, knowing full well that eventually you will step on him. – Lemony Snicket

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Life

Random Quotes

Mom would kill me if I showed my navel. – Brandy Norwood

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mom

My whole family is very sarcastic and constantly making jokes. – Emily Deschanel

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Family

If I have a problem, stuffs going through my head, I feel like using, I usually go and talk to my dad… I decided to get sober a lot younger than he did. He first tried to get sober when he was like 32, I believe. – Jack Osbourne

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dad

When the media defines something, you have to question: Is it the definition that you want applied to your culture? Im trying to determine whos leaving the legacy, and if the legacy that is being left is a positive one. – Tim Reid

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positive