Once upon a time there was a lady. She had no children, and no happiness either. And at first she cried for a long time, but then she became wicked.

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!

Such is the psychology of crowds that the majority will follow whoever appeared to be in power...

Promise me, you will always be there for me.

it does seemthe more we drinkthe better the wordsgo.

She wanted to burn the whole place to ashes but, at the same time, it would be kind of nice to see it again. Home.

After you died I realized thatI never really like hunting.I just like hanging out with you.

I really have never been concerned about being beautiful on-screen. That's just not my jam.

Anyone who is going to make anything out of history will, sooner or later, have to do most of the work himself. He will have to read, and consider, and reconsider, and then read some more.

There is no patch for stupidity.

It is futile to wish for a long life, and then to give so little care to living well.

Men had been living a proud life, having felt no need for the spirit-until Christianity invented it.