The life and work of Mikhail Bulgakov were full of mysticism, originality and romance. We offer you the most striking quotes from Bulgakov's most popular work - "The Master and Margarita".

  • Who said that there is no true, faithful, eternal love in the world? May the liar's vile tongue be cut out!
  • Never talk to strangers.
  • Love jumped out in front of us, like a killer jumps out of the ground in an alley, and struck us both at once! That's how lightning strikes, that's how a Finnish knife strikes!
  • I'll tell you a fairy tale. There was only one aunt in the world. And she had no children and no happiness at all. And so at first she cried for a long time, and then she became angry.
  • Manuscripts don't burn.
  • People are like people. They love money, but this has always been the case... Humanity loves money, no matter what it is made of, whether leather, paper, bronze or gold. Well, frivolous... well, well... ordinary people... in general, they resemble the old ones... the housing issue only spoiled them...
  • Yes, man is mortal, but that would not be so bad. The bad thing is that he is sometimes suddenly mortal, that's the trick! And he can’t say at all what he will do this evening.
  • A brick will never fall on anyone’s head for no reason at all.
  • What do you have, no matter what you’re missing, there’s nothing!
  • There is only one freshness - the first, and it is also the last.
  • It's sometimes nice to linger on the festive midnight.
  • The most interesting thing about this lie is that it is a lie from the first to the last word.
  • ...never ask for anything! Never and nothing, and especially among those who are stronger than you. They will offer and give everything themselves!
  • Would you be so kind as to think about the question: what would your good do if evil did not exist, and what would the earth look like if shadows disappeared from it? After all, shadows come from objects and people. Here is the shadow of my sword. But there are shadows from trees and from living creatures. Don't you want to rip off the entire globe, sweeping away all the trees and all living things because of your fantasy of enjoying the naked light? You are stupid.
  • Well, the one who loves must share the fate of the one he loves.
  • Why chase after the footsteps of what is already over.
  • Let's leave them alone. Let's not disturb them. And maybe they will agree on something.
  • Something bad, if you please, lurks in men who avoid wine, games, the company of lovely women, and table conversation. Such people are either seriously ill or secretly hate those around them. True, exceptions are possible. Among the people who sat down with me at the banquet table, I sometimes came across amazing scoundrels!
  • Citizens! Sign your name, and then you will remain silent as long as you like!
  • To get married, procurator, you need money, to give birth to a person, you need the same, but to kill a person with the help of a woman, you need a lot of money...
  • What's the point of dying amid the groans and wheezes of hopeless patients. Isn't it better to throw a feast for these twenty-seven thousand and, after taking poison, move to another world to the sound of strings, surrounded by drunken beauties and dashing friends?
  • It's nice to hear that you treat your cat so politely. For some reason, cats are usually called “you,” although not a single cat has ever drunk brotherhood with anyone.
  • Oh gods, my gods, I’m poisoning me, poisoning me!...
  • All power is violence against people. The time will come when there will be no power of Caesars or any other power. Man will move into the kingdom of truth and justice, where no power will be needed at all.
  • There are no evil people in the world, there are only unhappy people.
  • No document, no person.
  • ... a writer is not determined by his ID, but by what he writes! How do you know what plans are swarming in my head?
  • These women are difficult people!
  • Maestro! Shorten the march!
  • For mercy's sake... would I allow myself to pour vodka for the lady? This is pure alcohol!

Of course, it is impossible to form an impression of the book by reading quotes from Mikhail Bulgakov’s novel “The Master and Margarita” on two sheets of typewritten text, but... if at least one of the readers wants to re-read Mikhail Bulgakov’s novel “The Master and Margarita” in its entirety, we will consider ours mission accomplished. Quotes are arranged as they are placed in the text and can be used as a quotation plan for the novel “The Master and Margarita”.

So, get acquainted (or welcome to refresh your memory - for those who have read the novel “The Master and Margarita”) quotes from Mikhail Bulgakov’s novel “The Master and Margarita”, some of which have deservedly become aphorisms.

The Master and Margarita - quotes. Chapter 1. Quote #1 - Unknown to Ivan Bezdomny:

In order to manage, you need, after all, to have an accurate plan for some, at least somewhat decent, period. Let me ask you, how can a person manage if he is not only deprived of the opportunity to draw up any plan for at least a ridiculously short period of time, well, say, a thousand years, but cannot even vouch for his own tomorrow? ..

The Master and Margarita - quotes. Chapter 2. Quote #2.- Unknown in response to Berlioz's thought:

Yes, man is mortal, but that would not be so bad. The bad thing is that he is sometimes suddenly mortal, that's the trick! And he can’t say at all what he will do this evening. ...

The Master and Margarita - quotes. Chapter 2. Quote #3 .- Unknown - to Berlioz:

“For no reason at all,” the unknown man interrupted impressively, “will never fall on anyone’s head.” In particular, I assure you, he does not threaten you in any way. You will die a different death. ...

The Master and Margarita - quotes. Chapter 2. Quote #4. - Yeshua to Pontius Pilate:

... got into conversation with him. Initially, he treated me rudely and even insulted me, that is, he thought he was insulting me by calling me a dog,” here the prisoner grinned, “I personally don’t see anything bad in this beast to be offended by this word...

The Master and Margarita - quotes. Chapter 2. Quote #5.- From a conversation Yeshua with Pontius Pilate:

What do you want me to swear to? - asked, very animated, untied.

Well, at least with your life,” answered the procurator, “it’s time to swear by it, since it hangs by a thread, know this!”

Don't you think you've hung her up, hegemon? - asked the prisoner, - if this is so, you are very mistaken.

Pilate shuddered and answered through clenched teeth:

I can cut this hair.

And in this you are mistaken,” the prisoner objected, smiling brightly and shielding himself from the sun with his hand, “will you agree that only the one who hung it can probably cut the hair?”

The Master and Margarita - quotes. Chapter 2. Quote #6. - Yeshua - Pontius Pilate:

It is easy and pleasant to speak the truth.

The Master and Margarita - quotes. Chapter 8. Quote #7. - Professor Stravinsky to Ivan Bezdomny:

You never know what you can tell. Not everything needs to be believed.

The Master and Margarita - quotes. Chapter 13. Quote #8.- Master about Aloysius Mogarych:

...what, exactly, attracted me to him? The fact is that in general a person without a surprise inside, in his box, is uninteresting. ...

The Master and Margarita - quotes. Chapter 15. Quote #9. - Program presenter - Nikanor Ivanovich:

... - Absolutely true, - confirmed the presenter of the program, - a child, an anonymous letter, a proclamation, an infernal machine, you never know what else, but no one will throw four hundred dollars, because there is no such idiot in nature...

The Master and Margarita - quotes. Chapter 15. Quote #10. - Artist - Nikanor Ivanovich:

... After all, how many times have I told you that your main mistake is that you underestimate the importance of human eyes. Understand that the tongue can hide the truth, but the eyes can never! You are asked a sudden question, you don’t even flinch, in one second you control yourself and know what needs to be said, and not a single wrinkle on your face moves, but, alas, alarmed by the question, the truth from the bottom of your soul jumps into your eyes for a moment, and everything is over. She's spotted and you're caught!

The Master and Margarita - quotes. Chapter 18. Quote #11. - The thought in Maximilian Andreevich’s head:

...It was a moment that would be a sin to miss. Business people know that such moments will not be repeated!

The Master and Margarita - quotes . Chapter 18. Quote #12. -

The second freshness is nonsense! There is only one freshness - the first, and it is also the last. And if the sturgeon is second freshness, then this means that it is rotten!

The Master and Margarita - quotes. Chapter 18. Quote #13. - Foreign magician - to bartender Andrei Fokich:

“I like to sit low,” the artist began, “it’s not so dangerous to fall from low.” ...

The Master and Margarita - quotes. Chapter 18. Quote #14. - Foreign magician - to bartender Andrei Fokich:

“It’s very bad,” the owner concluded, “something, as you please, evil lurks in men who avoid wine, games, the company of lovely women, and table conversation.” Such people are either seriously ill or secretly hate those around them. True, exceptions are possible. Among the people who sat down with me at the banquet table, I sometimes came across amazing scoundrels! ...

Chapter 19. Quote #15. - Margarita - Azazello:

...My drama is that I live with someone I don’t love, but I consider ruining his life an unworthy thing. I saw nothing but goodness from him...

The Master and Margarita - quotes. - Chapter 19. Quote #16. - Azazello - Margarita:

...And in general, I will take the liberty of advising you, Margarita Nikolaevna, never to be afraid of anything. This is unreasonable.

The Master and Margarita - quotes. Chapter 24. Quote #17. - Woland to Margarita:

“We tested you,” Woland continued, “never ask for anything!” Never and nothing, and especially among those who are stronger than you. They will offer and give everything themselves! Sit down, proud woman! ...

The Master and Margarita - quotes. Chapter 24. Quote #18. - Woland to Margarita:

... Manuscripts do not burn. ...

The Master and Margarita - quotes. Chapter 24. Quote#19. - Margarita to Woland:

... It never happens that everything will be as it was.<...>

Doesn't happen, you say? - Woland said. - It's right. But we'll try. ...

The Master and Margarita - quotes. Chapter 24. Quote #20. - Azazello - Varenukha:

... There is no need to be rude on the phone. There is no need to lie on the phone. It's clear? ...

The Master and Margarita - quotes. Chapter 25. Quote #21. - Guest - to the Procurator:

... The only thing he said was that among human vices, he considers cowardice to be one of the most important. ...

The Master and Margarita - quotes. Chapter 28. Quote #22. - Doorman to Koroviev:

We only use foreign currency -<…>.

My dear,<…>But how do you know that I don’t have it? Do you judge by the suit? Never do this, most precious guardian! You can make a mistake, and a very big one at that. ...

The Master and Margarita - quotes. Chapter 29. Quote #23. - Woland to the Master:

... He who loves must share the fate of the one he loves.

Quotes from Mikhail Bulgakov’s novel “The Master and Margarita”

*One day in the spring, at an hour of an unprecedentedly hot sunset, in Moscow, on the Patriarch’s Ponds...

*Who told you that there is no true, faithful, eternal love in the world? May the liar's vile tongue be cut out!

*For mercy... Would I allow myself to pour vodka for the lady? This is pure alcohol!

*We speak to you in different languages, as always, but the things we talk about do not change.

*Yes, man is mortal, but that would not be so bad. The bad thing is that he is sometimes suddenly mortal, that's the trick!

*It's nice to hear that you treat your cat so politely. For some reason, cats are usually called “you,” although not a single cat has ever drunk brotherhood with anyone.

* Evil lurks in men who avoid wine, games, the company of lovely women, and table conversation. Such people are either seriously ill or secretly hate those around them.

*There are no evil people in the world, there are only unhappy people.

*These women are difficult people!

The Master and Margarita - eternal quotes

*The second freshness is nonsense! There is only one freshness - the first, and it is also the last. And if the sturgeon is second freshness, then this means that it is rotten!

*Telling the truth is easy and pleasant.

*Why chase after the footsteps of what is already over?

* - Dostoevsky died.
- I protest, Dostoevsky is immortal!

*And fact is the most stubborn thing in the world.

*All theories are worth one another. Among them there is one according to which everyone will be given according to their faith. May it come true!

*Which country's wine do you prefer at this time of day?

*My drama is that I live with someone I don’t love, but I consider ruining his life an unworthy thing.

The prototype of Margarita is Bulgakov’s third wife - Elena Sergeevna Shilovskaya

*- Cowardice is one of the most terrible human vices.
- No, I dare to object to you. Cowardice is the most terrible human vice.

*Never be afraid of anything. This is unreasonable.

*The most terrible anger is the anger of powerlessness.

*What would your good do if evil did not exist, and what would the earth look like if shadows disappeared from it?

*Understand that the tongue can hide the truth, but the eyes never can!

*People are like people. They love money, but this has always been the case... Humanity loves money, no matter what it is made of, whether leather, paper, bronze or gold. Well, they are frivolous... well, well... and mercy sometimes knocks on their hearts... ordinary people... in general, they resemble the old ones... The housing issue only spoiled them.

The writer dictated the last versions of the novel to his wife before his death in 1940

*No matter what pessimists say, the earth is still absolutely beautiful, and under the moon it is simply unique.

*A person without a surprise inside, in his box, is uninteresting.

*Everything will be right, the world is built on this.

*An unhappy person is cruel and callous. And all just because good people mutilated him.

The Master and Margarita - eternal quotes

*Do you judge by the suit? Never do this. You can make a mistake, and a very big one at that.

*Never ask for anything! Never and nothing, and especially among those who are stronger than you. They will offer and give everything themselves.

*He who loves must share the fate of the one he loves.

*Well, okay, a witch is a witch, very nice and luxurious.

*Be careful with your wishes - they tend to come true.


Master and Margarita. Moscow. Sculptor A. Rukavishnikov. Photo by @evgeny.ermolin

The fantasy of the famous sculptor Alexander Iulianovich Rukavishnikov depicted LOVE in the car - the Master and his Margarita. He is in hospital pajamas, she is in a cloak barely thrown over her naked body. More than 15 years ago, Rukavishnikov created several heroes of “The Master and Margarita” in bronze. They wanted to put them on the Patriarch's Ponds, but it didn't work out. Therefore, these works were located in the courtyard of the sculptor’s workshop on Malaya Molchanovka. Then Bassoon, a checkered citizen in a jockey's cap, and the Hippopotamus Cat with a primus stove were installed in the courtyard of Bulgakov's house on Bolshaya Sadovaya, building 10. And the Master and Margarita stood for some time at the corner of Vorotnikovsky Lane and the Garden Ring, near the house where they had previously Pushkin’s friend Nashchokin rented an apartment and where, until recently, the gallery “Nashchokin’s House” was located.
Now the Master and Margarita in the car with the rook are parked for a long time, as if inviting everyone to stop by and see other wonders in the luxurious art house “Rukav”.

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When Mikhail Afanasyevich Bulgakov wrote a novel about the Master, he hardly imagined that he was creating the most significant work of Russian literature of the twentieth century. Today, the work is deservedly included in the lists of the most read books in the world, while remaining the object of endless debate among literary scholars and philosophers.

And for website“The Master and Margarita” is simply a favorite story, full of mysteries and endless wisdom. What is needed most in our difficult times.

  • Who told you that there is no true, faithful, eternal love in the world? May the liar's vile tongue be cut out!
  • We speak different languages, as always, but the things we talk about do not change.
  • Evil lurks in men who avoid wine, games, the company of lovely women, and table conversation. Such people are either seriously ill or secretly hate those around them.
  • There are no evil people in the world, there are only unhappy people.
  • These women are difficult people!
  • A person without a surprise inside, in his box, is uninteresting.
  • Everything will be right, the world is built on this.
  • Yes, man is mortal, but that would not be so bad. The bad thing is that he is sometimes suddenly mortal, that's the trick!
  • It's nice to hear that you treat your cat so politely. For some reason, cats are usually called “you,” although not a single cat has ever drunk brotherhood with anyone.
  • An unhappy person is cruel and callous. And all just because good people mutilated him.
  • Do you judge by the suit? Never do this. You can make a mistake, and a very big one at that.
  • Never ask for anything! Never and nothing, and especially among those who are stronger than you. They will offer and give everything themselves.
  • He who loves must share the fate of the one he loves.
  • For mercy... Would I allow myself to pour vodka for the lady? This is pure alcohol!
  • The second freshness is nonsense! There is only one freshness - the first, and it is also the last. And if the sturgeon is second freshness, then this means that it is rotten!
  • It is easy and pleasant to speak the truth.
  • Why pursue in the footsteps of what is already over?
  • - Dostoevsky died.
    - I protest, Dostoevsky is immortal!
  • And fact is the most stubborn thing in the world.
  • All theories are worth one another. Among them there is one according to which everyone will be given according to their faith. May it come true!
  • What country's wine do you prefer at this time of day?
  • My drama is that I live with someone I don’t love, but I consider it unworthy to ruin his life.
  • - Cowardice is one of the most terrible human vices.
    - No, I dare to object to you. Cowardice is the most terrible human vice.
  • Never be afraid of anything. This is unreasonable.
  • The most terrible anger is the anger of powerlessness.
  • What would your good do if evil did not exist, and what would the earth look like if shadows disappeared from it?
  • Understand that the tongue can hide the truth, but the eyes can never!
  • People are like people. They love money, but this has always been the case... Humanity loves money, no matter what it is made of, whether leather, paper, bronze or gold. Well, they are frivolous... well, well... and mercy sometimes knocks on their hearts... ordinary people... in general, they resemble the old ones... The housing issue only spoiled them.
  • No matter what pessimists say, the earth is still absolutely beautiful, and under the moon it is simply unique.
  1. And this is again a case of so-called lies!
  2. Annushka has already bought sunflower oil, and not only bought it, but even bottled it. So the meeting will not take place.
  3. A shaved cat is truly a disgrace, I agree to admit it a thousand times.
  4. The second freshness is nonsense! There is only one freshness - the first, and it is also the last. And if the sturgeon is second freshness, then this means that it is rotten!
  5. Yes, man is mortal, but that’s not so bad. The bad thing is that he is sometimes suddenly mortal, that's the trick!
  6. - What is this? Get him out, damn me!
    - Damn it? Well, it's possible!
  7. - "Good people"? Is that what you call everyone?
    - There are no evil people in the world
  8. - Dostoevsky died.
    - I protest! Dostoevsky is immortal!
  9. The most interesting thing about this lie is that it is a lie from the first to the last word
  10. Each is rewarded according to his faith.
  11. A brick will never fall on anyone’s head for no reason at all.
  12. I'm broken, I'm bored, and I want to go to the basement.
  13. Do not be afraid, queen, the blood has long gone into the ground, and where it was shed, grapes are already growing.
  14. I’m not being naughty, I’m not hurting anyone, I’m fixing the primus stove... I also consider it my duty to warn you that the cat is an ancient and inviolable animal.
  15. Invisible and free!
  16. Never ask for anything. Never and nothing, and especially among those who are stronger than you. They will offer and give everything themselves.
  17. No document, no person.
  18. Oh gods, my gods, I’m poisoning me, poisoning me!..
  19. Ordinary people... In general, they resemble the old ones... The housing problem only spoiled them...
  20. He is the same director as I am a bishop.
  21. He almost drove me crazy, proving that I don't exist!
  22. Congratulations, citizen, having lied!
  23. It's sometimes nice to linger on the festive midnight.
  24. Let them send Behemoth, he's charming.
  25. Manuscripts don't burn.
  26. I came out with yellow flowers so that you could finally find me. And that if this had not happened, I would have been poisoned, because my life was empty.
  27. “This confirms that the bearer of this, Nikolai Ivanovich, spent the mentioned night at Satan’s ball, having been brought there as a means of transportation...” Put a parenthesis, Gella! In brackets write: “hog”. And the signature is Behemoth.
  28. So go to hell with your burnt notebook and dried rose! Sit here on the bench alone and beg him to let you go free, let you breathe air, leave your memory!
  29. Newton's binomial for me too!
  30. He who loves must share the fate of the one he loves.
  31. Cowardice is undoubtedly one of the most terrible vices.
  32. The darkness that came from the Mediterranean Sea covered the city hated by the procurator. Yershalaim disappeared, the great city seemed not to exist in the world...
  33. Damn you! They were given this armored camera!
  34. I may have a whole Primus currency.
  35. We do not put numbers; with a number the paper will become invalid.
  36. What are you saying, can I offer a lady vodka? This is pure alcohol!
  37. Something bad, if you please, lurks in men who avoid wine, games, the company of lovely women, and table conversation. Such people are either seriously ill or secretly hate those around them.
  38. I became a witch because of the grief and disasters that struck me.