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To play safe, I prefer to accept only one type of power: the power of art over trash, the triumph of magic over the brut

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"To play safe, I prefer to accept only one type of power: the power of art over trash, the triumph of magic over the brute"

- Vladimir Nabokov

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This quote is written / told by Vladimir Nabokov between April 22, 1899 and July 2, 1977. He/she was a famous Novelist from USA. The author also have 38 other quotes.

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