231 Quotes by Mikhail Bulgakov

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!

"We speak different languages, as usual," responded Woland, "but this does not change the things we speak about. Well?..."

You should never ask anyone for anything. Never- and especially from those who are more powerful than yourself. They will make the offer and they will give of their own accord.

For an addict there is one pleasure of which no one can deprive him – his ability to spend his time in absolute solitude. And solitude means deep, significant thought; it means, calm, contemplation – and wisdom.

Manuscripts don’t burn.

Well, as everyone knows, once witchcraft gets started, there’s no stopping it.

I was helping the firemen, Messire,” replied Korovyev, indicating his ripped trousers. “Ah, if that’s the case, then of course, a new building will have to be built.

Bulgakov always loved clowning and agreed with E. T. A. Hoffmann that irony and buffoonery are expressions of ’the deepest contemplation of life in all its conditionality.

She gave a little jump and hung in the air a little way above the rug, then she slowly began to be drawn downwards and dropped...