Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0007040, Thu, 7 Nov 2002 09:50:38 -0800

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From: Mark Bennett
To: 'Vladimir Nabokov Forum'
Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 6:42 AM
Subject: RE: Quote of the Day


I'll give it one more shot, then retire. From Lolita. As Dick Shiller takes his leave from HH, the latter muses:

"Why do these people guess so much, and shave so little, and are so disdainful of hearing aids?"

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My God--for the first time I recognize myself in the much maligned Mr. Shiller.
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