Yes, man is mortal, but that would be only half the trouble. The worst of it is that he’s sometimes unexpectedly mortal - there’s the trick!
Bulgakov - The master and margarita
May 22nd, 2012
May 3rd, 2012
“For some reason, cats are usually addressed familiarly, though no cat has ever drunk bruderschaft with anyone.”
Mikhail Bulgakov - The Master and Margarita
May 1st, 2012
“You’re not Dostoevsky,” said the citizeness, who was getting muddled by Koroviev.
“Well, who knows, who knows,” he replied.
“Dostoevsky’s dead,” said the citizeness, but somehow not very confidently.
“I protest!” Behemoth exclaimed hotly. “Dostoevsky is immortal!”
“Well, who knows, who knows,” he replied.
“Dostoevsky’s dead,” said the citizeness, but somehow not very confidently.
“I protest!” Behemoth exclaimed hotly. “Dostoevsky is immortal!”
Mikhail Bulgakov - The master and Margarita
April 27th, 2012
#39. The Master and Margarita
“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.”
Mikhail Bulgakov
April 26th, 2012
“Everything passes away - suffering, pain, blood, hunger, pestilence. The sword will pass away too, but the stars will remain when the shadows of our presence and our deeds have vanished from the Earth. There is no man who does not know that. Why, then, will we not turn our eyes toward the stars? Why?”
Mikhail Bulgakov
March 10th, 2012
“What would your good do if evil didn’t exist, and what would the earth look like if all the shadows disappeared?”
Bulgakov - The Master and Margarita
