He's clever,' thought Ivan,' I must admit there are some smart people even among the intelligentsia

Is that vodka?" Margarita asked weakly. The cat jumped up in his seat with indignation. "I beg pardon, my queen," he rasped, "Would I ever allow myself to offer vodka to a lady? This is pure alcohol!

"We speak different languages, as usual," responded Woland, "but this does not change the things we speak about. Well?..."

Cowardice is the most terrible of vices.

Everything will turn out right, the world is built on that.

What would your good do if evil didn't exist, and what would the earth look like if all the shadows disappeared?

You should never ask anyone for anything. Never- and especially from those who are more powerful than yourself.

he was coming to understand he could not come to rectify anything in his life, only forget.

Yes, man is mortal, but that would be only half the trouble. The worst of it is that he's sometimes unexpectedly mortal—there's the trick!

But what can be done, the one who loves must share the fate of the who is loved.

The tongue may hide the truth but the eyes—never!

They were Republicans, Nixon Republicans, and so didn't subscribe to the notion that laws are supposed to apply to all people equally.

Being alone when one's belief is firm, is not to be alone.

The ability to diagnose an imminent heart attack has long been considered the holy grail of cardiovascular medicine.

Judge men less by the labels they wear than by their persistent labour for sure if slow progress.

We still have systems we don't need, we have infrastructure we don't need. Why do you have over 900,000 bureaucrats working in one way or another in all these systems.

Have you ever heard the earth breath?

I'm just enjoying playing baseball in the major leagues.

I don't know if she's making the right choice, but it's not my choice to make. I promise to support her, whatever she decides. Because that's what sisters do.

The land too poor for any other crop, is best for raising men.

My mom did costumes for the Pointer Sisters.