The darkness that had come in from the Mediterranean covered the city so detested by the procurator.

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!

I will enthusiastically accomplish the task.

Life lessons are well-learned through trails.

There is a place for visionaries and the avant-garde in this world, but not at 9 o'clock on a network.

I've been in a Speedo half my life. So I am really comfortable with my body.

If a product is more expensive than another one and more sustainable in ecology, consumers will not buy it. We're in a very sharp competitive market.

When I know and accept myself-all my strengths and all my limitations- I am immediately respectful of everyone else because I know they have something beautiful within them that I do not have.

I try to live in the moment, every moment.

The Million Man March, in one day, helped to defeat all of the evil propaganda spread about Black men throughout the world.

It's part of our pop culture to give animals human personalities and talents.

Back in the 70s and 80s, women felt the discrimination of being overweight. And now 35% of the letters I receive are from men.