he was coming to understand he could not come to rectify anything in his life, only forget.
Mikhail BulgakovYou should never ask anyone for anything. Never- and especially from those who are more powerful than yourself.
Mikhail BulgakovThe cat, covered in dust and standing on its hind legs, bowed to Margarita. Round its neck it was now wearing a made-up white bow tie on an elastic band, with a pair of ladiesโ mother-of-pearl binoculars hanging on a cord. It had also gilded its whiskers.
Mikhail BulgakovOnce upon a time there was a lady. She had no children, and no happiness either. And at first she cried for a long time, but then she became wicked.
Mikhail Bulgakov