Literature has become my life.

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 watch on, evil, incredibly stupid, enjoying my destruction.'Poor Grendel's had an accident, ' I whisper. 'So may you all.

It is important for us to remember that black people have been patriotic and have fought for that American dream in every American war.

The constant happiness is curiosity.

If you start getting instability in large powers with nuclear weapons, that's not a good day.

He that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.

Every day I've got to hear about unemployment and people starving.

1. Don't be boring. 2. Be able to pass the airport test; be interesting enough to carry on a 3 hour conversation with a stranger. 3. When in doubt, do what you can never do again.

I had no difficulty as Secretary of Defense moving from the Bush administration to the Obama administration.

People are always telling me that they've seen people reading my books on the subway, or the beach, or whenever.

Know what suits you. Now I understand proportion and recognise the shapes that look good on my figure.