Vladimir NabokovThe subject may be crude and repulsive. Its expression is artistically modulated and balanced. This is style. This is art. This is the only thing that really matters in books.
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The subject may be crude and repulsive. Its expression is artistically modulated and balanced. This is style. This is art.
This is the only thing that really matters in books. The quote says that it doesn't matter what you write, as long as you are being an artist with your words when you write. It gives us the idea that when we write something we should be careful not to offend someone with our words or when we write about something we should be careful not to sound like we know every detail about it.
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