Quote of the day
Good authors, too, who once knew better words
Now only use four-letter words
Writing prose —
Anything goes.
Vladimir Nabokov
Born: April 22, 1899
Died: July 2, 1977 (aged 78)
Bio: Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov was a Russian-American novelist. His first nine novels were in Russian, and he achieved international prominence after he began writing English prose.
Known for:
- Lolita (1955)
- Pale Fire (1962)
- Ada or Ardor: A Family Chronicle (1969)
- The Gift (1952)
Vladimir Nabokov Quotes