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Vladimir Nabokov Quotes

My loathings are simple: stupidity, oppression, crime, cruelty, soft music.
Vladimir Nabokov

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Novelist Quotes
Category:
American Novelist Quotes
Date of Birth:
April 22, 1899
Date of Death:
July 2, 1977
Nationality:
American
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Quote Keywords: Crime, Cruelty, Music, Oppression, Simple, Soft, Stupidity Dictionary Links: Crime, Cruelty, Music, Oppression, Simple, Soft, Stupidity
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