nabokov slaps freud around a bit!

 

Let the credulous and the vulgar continue to believe that all mental woes can be cured by a daily application of old Greek myths to their private parts. I really do not care. 

—Vladimir Nabokov, Strong Opinions (1973)

 

 

 

 

July 1, 2009
Categories: american literature, excerpts & quotations, sigmund freud, strong opinions, vladimir nabokov . Tags: , , , . Author: peter . Comments: Leave a comment

gallic wisdom

You’ve got to think of everything . . .

What about my dogs? 

 

—Louis-Ferdinand Céline, Castle to Castle (1957)

 

 

 

July 1, 2009
Categories: castle to castle, dogs, excerpts & quotations, french literature, louis-ferdinand céline, wisdom . Tags: , , , . Author: peter . Comments: Leave a comment