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!

Cowardice is the most terrible of vices.

Everything will turn out right, the world is built on that.

You should never ask anyone for anything. Never- and especially from those who are more powerful than yourself.

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!

The tongue may hide the truth but the eyes—never!

No one's fate is of any interest to you except your own.

But what can be done, the one who loves must share the fate of the one he loves.

I don't have any special talents, just an ordinary desire to live like a human being.

Why do smart people exist, if not to figure out convoluted problems?

Annushka has already bought the sunflower oil, and has not only bought it, but has already spilled it.

This is a mournful discovery.1)Those who agree with you are insane2)Those who do not agree with you are in power.

Accept no limitations and you'll have no limitations.

This is the legacy of a compassionate bunch. Our fate now rests on the whims of men.

Never put your faith in a Prince. When you require a miracle, trust in a Witch.

Never underestimate a dumb question.

It's hard to think too hard about anything Donald Trump says because, you know, he will change his mind in the next hour, if not the next day, or whatever.

Marx was wrong--religion is not the opiate of the masses, baseball is.

A knight ending is really a pawn ending.

But my hands are in the right place." "Heart," I corrected. "Your heart's in the right place." "Yeah, but my hands are in an even better place." And so they were.

When Elliott Smith came out, it was falling on deaf ears. But artists were reacting to it.