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There are aphorisms that, like airplanes, stay up only while they are in motion.
Vladimir Nabokov
Vladimir Nabokov
Vladimir Nabokov
Born: Apr 22, 1899
Died: Jul 2, 1977

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Airplane, Stay, Only, Like, Motion, Up, While, Aphorism

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