Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0010975, Thu, 27 Jan 2005 11:02:20 -0800

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Fwd: Re: a sliver of light in-between two eternities of darkness."
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Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 16:41:11 -0800
From: "Donald B. Johnson" <chtodel@gss.ucsb.edu>



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> "They give birth astride a grave, the light gleams an instant, then it's
> night once more." *
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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. ... " **
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> I've always thought this an almost unbelievable coincidence of similar
> expressions.
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> Carolyn
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> * Waiting for Godot (Samuel Beckett)
> ** Speak Memory (VN)

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