"The most prevalent literary influence of the album and Manson's state of being is that of "Lolita" by Vladimir Nabokov, one of the most notorious books of the Twentieth Century.The song "Heart-Shaped Glasses" is the most obvious nod to "Lolita" as according to Manson, Evan Rachel Wood is also a huge fan of Nabokov and had deliberately worn heart-shaped sunglasses upon meeting for a tryst when their relationship became romantic.