Vladimir Nabokov Quote

He was powerless because he had no precise desire, and this tortured him because he was vainly seeking something to desire. He could not even make himself stretch out his hand to switch on the light. The simple transition from intention to action seemed an unimaginable miracle.


Mary: A Novel (ed. Vintage Books, 1970)


He was powerless because he had no precise desire, and this tortured him because he was vainly seeking something to desire. He could not even make...

He was powerless because he had no precise desire, and this tortured him because he was vainly seeking something to desire. He could not even make...

He was powerless because he had no precise desire, and this tortured him because he was vainly seeking something to desire. He could not even make...

He was powerless because he had no precise desire, and this tortured him because he was vainly seeking something to desire. He could not even make...