I had the pleasure of meeting that young man at the Patriarch's Ponds. He almost drove me mad myself, proving to me that I don't exist. But you do believe that it is really I?

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!

[P]eople with self-respect have the courage of their mistakes. They know the price of things.

Every beginning is a new challenge. I welcome the challenges

I don't know of anything better than a woman if you want to spend money where it will show.

It's easy to actually get the ink on the page, but somehow I've gotta find a way to play this. And I have to find a way to emotionally survive playing this.

I always resented books that tried to teach a lesson, where the characters are too good: They don't swear, they tell their mothers everything.

I like New York. There are similarities with London that make it feel rather like home, but at the same time it's slightly fictional.

When I hear Hillary Clinton talking about what she is planning to do, why hasn't she done it for the last 30 years?

Always in my books, I like to throw that rogue element into a stable situation and then see what happens.

I hope in my lifetime we can all continue to laugh at ourselves and not put down anyone for what they weigh.

Today further EU targeted sanctions on Syria come into force. The message is clear and unambiguous: those responsible for the repression will be singled out and held accountable.