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
I am alone a lot, which is good. I need that time...The only limit to our realization of tomorrow...This is the very perfection of a man...Nothing is invented and perfected at the same time...You must respect people and work hard to be in shape...I don't think I could ever have a desk job...
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