“Oh, do not scowl at me, reader, I do not intend to convey the impression that I did not manage to be happy.”

Vladimir Nabokov

Vladimir Nabokov - “Oh, do not scowl at me, reader, I do...” 1

Similar quotes

“I do not exist to impress the world. I exist to live my life in a way that will make me happy. ”

Richard Bach
Read more

“The British do not expect happiness. I had the impression, all the time that I lived there, that they do not want to be happy; they want to be right.”

Quentin Crisp
Read more

“I make a gesture that is intended to convey, "Hey, no hurry, talk as long as you'd like," and probably actually conveys, "Hey, look at me! I have spastic hands.”

John Green
Read more

“Oh, come on. I want to see the big-spiky-ball thing.""You do not need a flail." Kanin scowled, as though imagining what I could do with it.”

Julie Kagawa
Read more

“I know, interference is one of the very few things that is apparently against the rules. I do not intend to interfere, I intend to learn his systems so I can stop having to constantly manage so much of the circus.”

Erin Morgenstern
Read more