Nicholas Decker

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    Whatever qualities [Tsar Nicholas I] may have shown in his own kingly profession, it must be admitted that in his dealings with the Russian Muse he was at the worst a vicious bully, at the best a clown.
    Vladimir Nabokov (1899–1977)

    I’ve always got such high expectations for myself. I’m aware of them, but I can’t relax them.
    —Mary Decker Slaney (b. 1958)