NationStates Jolt Archive

"The net effect of reading 'Lolita' is indeed of going to bed with a pervert and waking up with a professor." - Stacy Schiff

:D

Well, I couldn't disagree more, but that's probably because I'm a perverted professor. :D

Seriously, though--the amazing thing about Lolita is that the subject matter is abhorrent, and yet the language is exquisite. It's disturbing the way the book hooks you and keeps you reading it, even when you feel guilty for enjoying it and thinking it's beautiful.

"Candor is courage; sanity is salvation."

Got a lot more, but the topic is quote of the day.

Well, I couldn't disagree more, but that's probably because I'm a perverted professor. :D

Seriously, though--the amazing thing about Lolita is that the subject matter is abhorrent, and yet the language is exquisite. It's disturbing the way the book hooks you and keeps you reading it, even when you feel guilty for enjoying it and thinking it's beautiful.
"Guilty?" Um .... :D

"I actually did vote for the 80 billion before I voted against it." ~John Kerry

"One thing I have learned in a long life: that all our science, measured against reality, is primitive and childlike and yet it is the most precious thing we have."

Albert Einstein

"I actually did vote for the 80 billion before I voted against it." ~John Kerry

"Saddam has WMDs." - George W. Bush

""Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason why so few engage in it" -- Henry Ford

"Only the insane have strength enough to prosper: only the prosperous truly judge what is sane"

OMG! I have just proved my geek - ness! :eek:

Cookie for anyone who knows where the quote comes from.

"I actually did vote for the 80 billion before I voted against it." ~John Kerry
"9/11" - George W. Bush

Then again, that is the quote of the day every day

(referring to New Orleans) "I have no reports of unrest..." -Michael Brown