You Don't Die In The United States,

[nabokov's] Language Is Made Visible . . . Like A Veil Or Transparent Curtain. You Cannot Help Seeing The Curtain As You Peek Into The Intimate Rooms Behind.

It Is Not Sex By Itself That Interests Me, But Its Particular Role In American Consciousness, And In My Own Life.

Going Around Under An Umbrella Interferes With One's Looking Up At The Sky.

I Don't Fret Over Lost Time - I Can Always Use The Situations In A Novel.

Take A Look At The Books Other People Have In Their Homes.