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.
More quotes and aphorisms
Airplanes may kill you, but they ain't likely to hurt you...A lot of my emotional issues come from dealing...Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain...Facts are stubborn things...If you want total security, go to prison...Half a truth is often a great lie...