“Manuscripts do not burn.”
― The Master and Margarita
― The Master and Margarita
“I hereby certify that the bearer of this note, Nikolai Ivanovich, spent the night in question at Satan's ball, having been lured there in a transportational capacity... Hella, put in parentheses! And write 'hog.' Signed- Behemoth.”
― The Master and Margarita
― The Master and Margarita
“There is no greater misfortune in the world than the loss of reason.”
― The Master and Margarita
― The Master and Margarita
“All human wisdom is contained in these two words - Wait and Hope”
― The Count of Monte Cristo
― The Count of Monte Cristo
“What would your good be doing if there were no evil, and what would the earth look like if shadows disappeared from it? After all, shadows are cast by objects and people. There is the shadow of my sword. But there are also shadows of trees and living creatures. Would you like to denude the earth of all the trees and all the living beings in order to satisfy your fantasy of rejoicing in the naked light?”
― The Master and Margarita
― The Master and Margarita
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