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Vladimir Nabokov Quotes: Loneliness as a situation can be corrected, but as a state of mind it is an incurable illness.
         

Loneliness as a situation can be corrected, but as a state of mind it is an incurable illness.


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This page presents the quote "Loneliness as a situation can be corrected, but as a state of mind it is an incurable illness.". Author of this quote is Vladimir Nabokov. This quote is about state of mind, illness, mind, situation, loneliness,.