The Secret of Durable Pigments: Archive

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Words to keep inside your pocket

Quiescent - a quiet, soft-spoken soul. Chimerical - merely imaginary; fanciful. Susurrus - a whispering or rustling sound. Raconteur - one who excels in story-telling. Clinquant - glittering; tinsel-like. Aubade - a song greeting the dawn. Ephemeral - lasting a very short time. Sempiternal - everlasting; eternal. Euphonious - pleasing; sweet in sound. Billet-doux - a love...

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Vladimir Nabokov's Interview with Playboy, 1964

margaretlacroix: Playboy:While we’re on the subject of self-appraisal, what do you regard as your principal failing as a writer—apart from forgetability? VN: Lack of spontaneity; the nuisance of parallel thoughts, second thoughts, third thoughts; inability to express myself properly in any language unless I compose every damned sentence in my bath, in my mind, at my desk. Read the whole...

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