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my life: something near to my heart, since I am quite aware of how fragile it is, and how close I came to losing it.

nabokov: Vladimir, the most perfectly bilingual man ever. how did he preserve that distinctive style across two wildly different languages? Vera, his rock, who made so much possible for him. I have Nabokov to thank, for introducing me to Hana in that strange fall.

neat hats: hats are grand. perhaps I watched too many old movies as a kid. but I love hats, and dream of having lots. Reive has a super cool hat.

newspapers: a dying art in this world.

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That novel is so good. The surreal aspect of it has probably influenced a lot of modern writers, I think.

Pnin is another one of my favorites, and Ada, even though I still must read slowly through all the parts about time.