Elena

“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!”
― Mikhail Bulgakov, The Master and Margarita

“Тварь ли я дрожащая или право имею...”
― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment

“Once 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, The Master and Margarita

“...А мне ни один не радостен звон, кроме звона твоего любимого имени.
И в пролет не брошусь, и не выпью яда, и курок не смогу над виском нажать.
Надо мною, кроме твоего взгляда, не властно лезвие ни одного ножа.”
― Vladimir Mayakovsky