Lolita

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Also the mustang mare which belongs to Adela Miranda--her own "Lolita"--and the mule set apart for the mestiza_.

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  • But accusing a young girl of being a Lolita, and hinting that she'd been abused made me more than a little uncomfortable. —  The African Quest
  • The loss of his throne did not bother him as much as the realization that his beloved Lolita was a faithless liar. —  Sex with Kings Eleanor Herman
  • I'm blind, you see Actually, I do see, Lolita, and so do you My name's Betsy It's Lolita Doll, and you are no more sightless than am I. We are pressed for time, my dear. —  AnalogSFF,January-February2008
  • Olette nyt saaneet varoituksen Niin ikään jos tämän kirjani tekstistä tulee rikosilmoituksia, aion silloin vaatia kirjarovioita eli vaatia lähes kaikissa Suomen kirjastoissa olevaa, 1950-luvulla painettua Vladimir Nabokovin "Lolita"-teoksen hävittämistä koko Suomesta, koska siinä kirjassa kuvataan opettajan ja hänen 12-vuotiaan tytärpuolensa rakkaus- ja seksisuhdetta! —  XXXX
  • RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil -- Lolita Morinigo has lived through sharp ups and downs in the Brazilian economy over the past 24 years as the owner of two clothing stores here. —  Kentucky.com: Homepage
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  1. After Lolita, the heroine of Lolita, a novel by Vladimir Nabokov.
 

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