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

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

Azazello begged her not to worry, assuring her that he had seen not only naked women but also women with their skin flayed clean off

But would you kindly ponder this question: What would your good do if evil didn't exist, and what would the earth look like if all the shadows disappeared? After all, shadows are cast by things and people. Here is the shadow of my sword. But shadows also come from trees and living beings. Do you want to strip the earth of all trees and living things just because of your fantasy of enjoying naked light? You're stupid.

Actually, I do happen to resemble a hallucination. Kindly note my silhouette in the moonlight." The cat climbed into the shaft of moonlight and wanted to keep talking but was asked to be quiet. "Very well, I shall be silent," he replied, "I shall be a silent hallucination.

He who never hurries is always on time.

Literature has become my life.