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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From now on, ending a sentence...I am not bothered...History has demonstrated that the most notable...In three words I can sum up everything...Two things are bad for the heart...The game has its ups and downs...
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