Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0001005, Thu, 29 Feb 1996 16:30:12 -0800

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honey, sand, or crystalline ether? (fwd)
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>I think that the two women were making the same
>point as the student who who made the "wading through wet sand" comment-
>although somehow "swimming in honey" sounds more appropriate.
>
>Joseph Piercy/ University Of Wolverhampton /U.K

Both of which seem strange to me. Taste differs, I'm sure, but VVN seems
a richer, more delicate, and certainly more airborne experience than
sand, honey, or any other slow, heavy, or overly sweet goo.

Alexander Justice * jahvah@empirenet.com * Freeway City, California, USA

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