Ruth Bader Ginsburg
At Cornell University, my professor of European literature, Vladimir Nabokov, changed the way I read and the way I write. Words could paint pictures, I learned from him. Choosing the right word, and the right word order, he illustrated, could make an enormous difference in conveying an image or an idea.
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And all for love, and nothing for reward...The aim of life is appreciation; there is no sense...The truest characters of ignorance are vanity and pride...Love does not dominate; it cultivates...Every adversity, every failure, every heartache...From my own experience, I want to say that...
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