Vladimir Nabokov. Ultima Thule
Vladimir Nabokov. ULTIMA THULE
"You are simply evading a straightforward answer, but allow me to observe nevertheless that on the subject of death you do not give me the answer 'cold.' "
"There you go again," sighed Falter. "Didn't I just explain to you that any deduction whatsoever conforms to the curvature of thought? It is correct, as long as you remain in the sphere of earthly dimensions, but when you attempt to go beyond, your error grows in proportion to the distance you cover. And that's not all: your mind will construe any answer of mine exclusively from a utilitarian viewpoint, for you are unable to conceive death otherwise than in the