The cradle rocks above an abyss, and common sense tells

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The cradle rocks above an abyss, and common sense tells us that our existence is but a brief crack of light between two eternities of darkness. - Vladimir Nabokov

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russian novelist

Born:22nd April, 1899
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Starsign: Taurus

Author Keywords: Novelist, Russian

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