...the eye encountered all sorts of stratagems, such as pale-blue and pink underwear cakewalking on a clothesline, or a lady’s bicycle and a striped cat oddly sharing a rudimentary balcony of cast iron...
Speak, Memory, Vladimir Nabokov
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I have copied this Nabokov quote so as to participate in the Trifextra Weekend Challenge. This weekend, we are to find a quote of exactly 33 words...
I like this by Nabokov from the end of 'Speak, Memory.' It is serendipitious and fanciful...
love the thought of blue and pink underwear cakewalking on a clothesline :)
ReplyDeletelol! Thanks, Barbara.
ReplyDeletedid you sit that cat on the bicycle?
ReplyDeleteLOL - no I found it on the internet and forgot to put the source down and now I don't remember where the $#% I found it!
Deletegreat photo shoot to go with the quote ;)
ReplyDeleteLOL! Thanks - but see my above reply...
DeleteI love the picture this passage creates. You picked such lovely words (:
ReplyDeleteThanks, Draug! I thought so too!
Deletei so wanna read that book.. i read that phrase out loud, it's lovely.. i feel drawn to it
ReplyDeleteThanks, Shoppy! I love the Russians :)
DeleteNabokov! Yay! I'm really enjoying reading all of these. Thanks for linking up with one of my favorites!
ReplyDeleteYea, this was a GREAT Trifextra idea!
DeleteSo many description in the one sentence really tells you about the book choice. I think I will check this one out.
ReplyDeleteLet me know whether you like it!
DeleteI read this three times. Cake walking undies? Yea!!! So much imagery! Love it, Libby!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Gina - glad you liked it! The overall passage is wonderful!
DeleteLol-so funny,loved it Libby:-)Great pic to go with it too;-)
ReplyDeleteI think Lolita is the only thing I've ever read by Nabokov.
ReplyDeleteIn all honesty, I had no idea he'd written anything else.
Great quote!