Second freshness - that's what is nonsense! There is only one freshness - the first - and it is also the last. And if sturgeon is of the second freshness, that means it is simply rotten.

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!

Experience is a great teacher, and we were then in her school, and learned that while hope offers the faintest token of refuge, we pause upon the fearful brink of eternity, and look back for rescue.

Freedom is not reserved for those unwilling to fight for it.

But I'm not ready to let Winn-Dixie go.

The ancient wisdom of the masters says that even a mighty oak was once a nut like you.

Because of my faith and my imagination, I was able to enjoy my childhood, even though it was tough.

Now that I'm married and have two beautiful children, it really makes me appreciate... being alone.

Water is important to people who do not have it, and the same is true of control.

I didn't want the Ramones being told what to be doing, and I wanted the Ramones being presented in the right light - the remaining Ramones.

Ronnie Barker was a straightforward man who had this extraordinary ability to make the nation laugh

To really achieve any level of greatness, you have to be willing to say yes no matter who says no, and to say no no matter who says yes.