Treading the soil of the moon, palpating its pebbles, tasting the panic and splendor of the event, feeling in the pit of one's stomach the separation from terre... These form the most romantic sensation an explorer has ever known... This is the only thing I can say about the matter. The utilitarian results do not interest me.

Vladimir Nabokov

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Nabokov, Vladimir. Quoted in The New York Times. 21 July 1969.

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A quote by Vladimir Nabokov about the moon: “Treading the soil of the moon, palpating its pebbles, tasting the panic…”

A quote by Vladimir Nabokov about the moon: “Treading the soil of the moon, palpating its pebbles, tasting the panic…”

A quote by Vladimir Nabokov about the moon: “Treading the soil of the moon, palpating its pebbles, tasting the panic…”