Don't be afraid, Queen ... don't be afraid, Queen, the blood has long since gone into the earth. And where it was spilled, grapevines are already growing.

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!

The blessing of resistance lies in its power to illuminate those aspects of ourselves which have eluded our appreciation.

Honesty means exactly what it says. We are honest and trustworthy in all our dealings. People can trust our word, because we refuse to lie or shade the truth.

The real thing, when done right , is always better than a daydream

In my stiff, brocaded gown. With my powdered hair and jeweled fan, I too am a rare Pattern.

Thought and beauty, like a hurricane or waves, should not know conventional, delimited forms.

What paper planes and empty seats most have in common is that they are best made by children still learning how to ride things out.

I could never be cynical, not that I think there's anything wrong with cynicism. I think it can be quite funny at times. But I just feel so grateful to be alive.

I like very little to talk. There are many things I cannot say, I can only feel them and dance them.

We need the church as urgently as a starving baby needs his mother’s milk.

It is fear that is the greatest cause of misery in the world.