This tattoo was submitted by Blackmagickbarbie, who says that her tattoo is “copied as verbatim, from the font to the punctuation.”

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(I talk in a daze, I walk in a maze, I cannot get out, said the starling).

- Excerpt from Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

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zoe - 22 Nov 09 at 21:57:22

In the quote “I cannot get out, said the starling” Nabokov is referencing one of my favorite books, “A Sentimental Journey” by Laurence Sterne. A reference within a reference!

Gabrielle - 27 Feb 11 at 10:00:07

Love to see someone doing this! It looks incredible. I’m getting “Lolita,qu’ai-je fait de ta vie?” (Lolita, what have I done with your life?) Yours is incredible!

ash - 25 Mar 11 at 23:24:15

where is the complete text?