Famous quotes containing the words relief and/or effort:
“The beginner’s well-known propensity for obtruding upon his own privacy, by introducing himself, or a vicar, into his first novel, owes less to the attraction of a ready theme than to the relief of getting rid of oneself, before going on to better things.”
—Vladimir Nabokov (1899–1977)
“I would like to spare the time and effort of hack reviewers—and, generally, persons who move their lips when reading.”
—Vladimir Nabokov (1899–1977)