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!

Remove the document—and you remove the man.

I wouldn’t like to meet you when you’ve got a revolver,” said Margarita with a coquettish look at Azazello. She had a passion for people who did things well.

just like a murderer jumps of nowhere in an ally, love jumped out in front of us and struck us both at once

Punch a man on the nose, kick an old man downstairs, shoot somebody or any old thing like that, that’s my job. But argue with women in love—no thank you!

Why try to pursue what is completed?

If it is true that cowardice is the most grave vice, then the dog, at least, is not guilty of it.