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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Don't be shameless, Mr Blair. Don't be immoral...We must build dikes of courage to hold...Courage is resistance to fear...On Melmac, we have 1st class...A painter tries to convey to us a picture of the world...I can remember the frustration of not being able to talk...
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