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Poetry involves the mysteries of the irrational perceived through rational words. ↗

— Vladimir Nabokov

#irrational #mysteries #perceived #poetry #rational

Some people, and I am one of them, hate happy ends. We feel cheated. Harm is the norm. ↗

— Vladimir Nabokov

#cheated #ends #feel #happy #harm

Turning one's novel into a movie script is rather like making a series of sketches for a painting that has long ago been finished and framed. ↗

— Vladimir Nabokov

#been #finished #framed #into #like

I didn't miss the rat race, but I kinda missed the rats. ↗

— Jerry Nachman

#kinda #miss #missed #race #rat

Satire is a lesson, parody is a game. ↗

— Vladimir Nabokov

#lesson #parody #satire

All the things that were read to me by my father were stories about things becoming all right. ↗

— V. S. Naipaul

#becoming #father #me #read #right

The corporate lobby in Washington is basically designed to stifle all legislative activity on behalf of consumers. ↗

— Ralph Nader

#basically #behalf #consumers #corporate #designed

I don't know anything else but the Lakers. This has certainly been more than a job for me as a player. It has certainly meant more to me than just an occupation. ↗

— Jerry West

#been #certainly #else #i #job

It is fascinating to watch legislators turn away from their usual corporate grips when they hear the growing thunder of the people. ↗

— Ralph Nader

#corporate #fascinating #grips #growing #hear

John D. Rockefeller wanted to dominate oil, but Microsoft wants it all, you name it: cable, media, banking, car dealerships. ↗

— Ralph Nader

#cable #car #dominate #john #media