Vladimir Nabokov Quotes on Creativity
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Curiosity is insubordination in its purest form.
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As far as I can recall, the initial shiver of inspiration was somehow prompted by a newspaper story about an ape in the Jardin des Plantes who, after months of coaxing by a scientist, produced the first drawing ever charcoaled by an animal: this sketch showed the bars of the poor creature's cage.
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I think like a genius, I write like a distinguished author, I speak like a child.