Monday, April 6, 2009

Random Quote

"A source of unforgettable consolation was the sight of [James] Joyce sitting, arms folded and glasses glinting, in the midst of the Hungarian football team."

Vladimir Nabokov describing the audience at a lecture he gave in Paris in the 1930s, a moment of quasi-surrealism irrupting into reality. From his non-fiction collection Strong Opinions.

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