Vladimir Nabokov Quotes
Between the age limits of nine and fourteen there occur maidens who, to certain bewitched travelers, twice or many times older than they, reveal their true nature which is not human, but nymphic (that is, demoniac); and these chosen creatures I propose to designate as nymphets.
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Utahns deserve well thought out policy and plans.
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For me, comedy is richer and larger than anything else.
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Women's propensity to share confidences is universal. We confirm our reality by sharing.
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As you age, feelings do diminish.
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Between the age limits of nine and fourteen there occur maidens who, to certain bewitched travelers, twice or many times older than they, reveal their true nature which is not human, but nymphic (that is, demoniac); and these chosen creatures I propose to designate as nymphets.
