he was coming to understand he could not come to rectify anything in his life, only forget.

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.

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!

and a fact is the most stubborn thing in the world.

If you really one to become great, you must practice the rule of ten thousand hours.

Wisdom of the Ages "News People" Always joking around and happy. I guess that proves that ignorance really is bliss.

A good sense of humor will get you everywhere.

Perhaps there is no position more perilous to a man's honesty thanthat?of knowing himselftobe quiteloved by a girl whom he almost loves himself.

I grew up listening to Frank Sinatra, riding in the car with my grandpa, and I was just intrigued by it.

And can it be that in a world so full and busy the loss of one creature makes a void so wide and deep that nothing but the width and depth of eternity can fill it up!

I do think that the modern India does belong to writers who are living in India.

Masterpieces are no more than the shipwrecked flotsam of great minds.

When a person gets to know his Creator, and finally comes to know himself, then his leadership is born.

You really have to have a goal. The goal posts might shift, but you should have a goal. Know what it is you want to find out.