The cradle rocks above an abyss, and common sense tells us that our existence is but a brief crack of light between two eternities of darkness.

Vladimir Nabokov

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Nabokov, Vladimir. Speak, Memory. Victor Gollancz, 1951, ch. 1.

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A quote by Vladimir Nabokov about the human condition: “The cradle rocks above an abyss, and common sense tells us…”

A quote by Vladimir Nabokov about the human condition: “The cradle rocks above an abyss, and common sense tells us…”

A quote by Vladimir Nabokov about the human condition: “The cradle rocks above an abyss, and common sense tells us…”