The Master and Margarita are eternal quotes from Bulgakov’s novel.

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 and that “The Master and Margarita” would be almost completely dissolved in quotes. 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 readers, “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 (Master).

• 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.

The Retroatelier studio tried to convey the appearance of the characters and the mysterious atmosphere of Bulgakov’s novel. Each frame from the photo shoot tells the story of the events taking place in a specific chapter.

"Cream Azazello"

“A naturally curly, black-haired woman of about twenty was looking at thirty-year-old Margarita from the mirror...”

"Never talk to strangers"

“Annushka has already bought sunflower oil, and not only bought it, but even bottled it...”

"Unlucky Visitors"

“Did you come without a sword?...”

"Pontius Pilate"

“Are you calling me a kind person?”

"Burial"

“They were arguing about something very difficult and important, and neither of them could defeat the other...”

"Chase"

“Ivan gasped, looked into the distance and saw the hated unknown. He was already at the exit to Patriarchal Lane, and not alone. The more than dubious regent managed to join him.”

Extracting the Master

“Manuscripts don’t burn...”

"The End of Apartment No. 50"

“I’m not being naughty, I’m not hurting anyone, I’m fixing the primus...”

"Pontius Pilate"

« In a white cloak with bloody lining..."

“How the procurator tried to save Judas”

“Darkness has covered Yershalaim...”

"Unlucky Visitors"

“Then, in the crimson light from the fireplace, a sword flashed in front of the barman...”

"The Hero Appears"

"Anxious yellow flowers..."

"Extracting the Master"

“It was this citizen who stopped Koroviev and Behemoth...”

"Forgiveness and Eternal Shelter"

“So they flew in silence for a long time...”

"By Candlelight"

“The cat, putting the binoculars away from his eyes, quietly pushed his king in the back.”

"The Hero Appears"

“She came to me every day, and I started waiting for her in the morning.”

"Flight"

“...but only soon Margarita, opening her eyes, saw beneath her not the darkness of the forest, but a trembling lake of Moscow lights.”

“The fate of the Master and Margarita is determined”

“Woland was sitting on a folding stool, dressed in his black cassock.”

"News from Yalta"

“— Ivan Vasilievich? - the receiver cried joyfully, - I’m terribly glad to hear your voice! How is your health? “Mercy,” Varenukha answered in amazement, “who am I talking to?”

"Margarita"

“Then take the trouble to get it,” said Azazello and, taking a round gold box from his pocket, handed it to Margarita with the words: “Hide it, otherwise passers-by will look.” It will be useful to you, Margarita Nikolaevna.”

“The procurator turned to the centurion in Latin: “The criminal calls me ‘good man.' Take him out of here for a minute, explain to him how to talk to me. But don’t maim.”

"The Great Ball at Satan's"

“The staircase began to fill up. Now on each step there appeared, from a distance seemingly exactly the same, tailcoats and naked women with them, differing from each other only in the color of the feathers on their heads and shoes.”

"Epilogue"

“... a sad but completely indestructible conclusion was made that the hypnotist gang has the ability to hypnotize at a huge distance, and, moreover, not only individuals, but also entire groups of them.”

The Master and Margarita Quotes

“The Master and Margarita” is known to absolutely everyone who has ever picked up the book, and those who have not read it have probably heard about the film adaptation of this work. Mikhail Bulgakov worked on this novel for many years, and it is not for nothing that many Bulgakov scholars consider it to be the author’s most brilliant work. Readers also respond ambiguously to this book; you either fall in love with the novel from the first lines, or vice versa, there is simply no third option - the work does not leave anyone indifferent.

The novel was written very harshly, and therefore they did not even want to allow such a book to be published in Soviet times. The work was seen by the world only many years later, but, alas, not for long - a series of prohibitions would begin again. As a result, the novel will begin its life anew only during Perestroika.

It’s possible not to fall in love with a work, but it’s absolutely impossible to remain without any emotions towards the quotes, even if you haven’t read the novel!

I powdered my mustache, that's all! It would be a different story if I shaved! A shaved cat is truly a disgrace, I agree to admit it a thousand times.
... And the cat became so swollen from resentment that it seemed like another second and it would burst.

A cat is not supposed to have pants, sir. Won't you order me to put on boots too? Puss in Boots only happens in fairy tales, sir. But have you ever seen anyone at a ball without a tie? I don't intend to find myself in a comical position and risk being pushed into the neck!

– And I really look like a hallucination. Pay attention to my profile in the moonlight,” the cat climbed into the moon pillar and wanted to say something else, but he was asked to be silent, and he answered: “Okay, okay, I’m ready to be silent.” I will be a silent hallucination,” he fell silent.

I don’t play pranks, I don’t hurt anyone, I fix the primus stove, and I also consider it my duty to warn that the cat is an ancient and inviolable animal.

Margarita Quotes

A man's fate is determined by his women, there is always a choice: or do you choose a woman? a guiding star, or a woman-trap.

I'm dizzy from all these unknowns...

There is nothing more painful, but nothing more blissful than returning to life after numbness.

I was overcome with sadness before the long journey. Isn’t it true, sir, it is quite natural, even when a person knows that happiness awaits him at the end of this road?

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

... even being completely free and invisible, you still need to be at least a little prudent in pleasure.

Quotes from Woland

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 most interesting thing about this lie is that it is a lie from the first to the last word.

Annushka has already bought sunflower oil, and not only bought it, but even bottled it. So the meeting will not take place.

“We speak different languages, as always,” Woland responded, “but the things we talk about don’t change because of this.

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!

Quotes from Koroviev

It’s whistling, I don’t argue,” Koroviev remarked condescendingly, “it’s really whistling, but, speaking impartially, it’s whistling is very average!”

If it weren't for poker, your life in Moscow would be completely unbearable.

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?

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

Quotes from a novel about love

Love jumped out in front of us, like a killer jumps out of the ground in an alley, and struck us both at once!

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

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

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

Everything is intertwined in Bulgakov’s work: tragedy, philosophy, satire, realism and fantasy, an extraordinary multifaceted novel captivates the reader into the mystical atmosphere of new worlds, keeping him in suspense until the last chapters, and remaining perceived by everyone in their own way. More and more generations are struggling with the mysteries of the plot, and the work continues to occupy an honorable first place on bookshelves.

…Nonsense! In three hundred years this will pass.

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

...but here’s the question that worries me: if there is no God, then, the question arises, who controls human life and the entire order on earth in general? - The man himself controls

...he wasn't verbose this time. The only thing he said was that among human vices, he considers cowardice to be one of the most important.

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

In a white cloak with a bloody lining and a shuffling cavalry gait, early in the morning of the fourteenth day of the spring month of Nisan, the procurator of Judea, Pontius Pilate, came out into the covered colonnade between the two wings of the palace of Herod the Great.

In our country, atheism does not surprise anyone

After all, you think about how you can be dead.

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

Everything will be right - the world is built on this

Everything was mixed up in the Oblonskys’ house, as the famous writer Leo Tolstoy rightly put it.

All power is violence against people.

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!

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

Eyes are a significant thing. Like a barometer. You can see who has a great dryness in their soul, who can poke the toe of a boot into their ribs for no reason, and who is afraid of everyone.

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!

Housekeepers know everything - it is a mistake to think that they are blind.

Why pursue in the footsteps of what is already over?

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

The most interesting thing about this lie is that it is a lie from the first to the last word.

History will judge us.

Everyone will be rewarded according to their faith.

A brick will never fall on anyone’s head for no reason at all.

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!

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...

Maestro! Shorten the march!

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

I don’t understand! They sat peacefully, completely quietly, having a snack...

I don’t play pranks, I don’t hurt anyone, I fix the primus stove, and I also consider it my duty to warn that the cat is an ancient and inviolable animal.

No document, no person.

No, wait... I know what I'm getting into. But I go to any lengths because of him, because I have no hope for anything else in the world. But I want to tell you that if you destroy me, you will be ashamed! Yes, it's a shame! I'm dying for love!

Never be afraid of anything. It's unreasonable

Never ask for anything. Never ask for anything, and especially from those who are stronger than you. They will offer and give everything themselves!

Well, the one who loves must share the fate of the one he loves.

He didn't deserve light, he deserved peace

She carried yellow flowers! Not a good color.

Congratulations, citizen, having lied!

For mercy's sake... would I allow myself to pour vodka for the lady? This is pure alcohol!

Go away. I haven’t had coffee yet, how can I leave?

It is easy and pleasant to speak the truth.

It's sometimes nice to linger on the festive midnight.

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.

Manuscripts don't burn.

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!

Quotes from the novel “The Master and Margarita” based on the characters will surprise you with their precise hit on target. Filled with irony, subtle humor, and life wisdom, they will easily be remembered by everyone who at least once gets to know this work better.

Azazello

What are those steps on the stairs? - Koroviev asked, playing with a spoon in a cup of black coffee.

“And they are coming to arrest us,” Azazello answered and drank a glass of cognac.

Oh, well, well, Koroviev responded to this.

Then fire! The fire with which it all began and with which we all end!

Kill the stubborn creature! (about Behemoth, who did not want to accept defeat in a chess match with Satan)

No need to be rude on the phone! There is no need to lie on the phone. It's clear?! (Varenukha)

These women are difficult people! Why, for example, was I sent on this matter? Let Hippopotamus ride, he’s charming...

After all, you think about how you can be dead...

Cat Behemoth

History will judge us.

Maestro! Shorten the march!

I don’t play pranks, I don’t hurt anyone, I fix the primus stove, and I also consider it my duty to warn that the cat is an ancient and inviolable animal.

For mercy's sake...would I allow myself to pour vodka for the lady? This is pure alcohol!

I haven’t had coffee yet, how can I leave?

I will be a silent hallucination.

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.

Your attendance at the funeral is cancelled.

Margarita

No, wait... I know what I'm getting into. But I go to any lengths because of him, because I have no hope for anything else in the world. But I want to tell you that if you destroy me, you will be ashamed! Yes, it's a shame!

If you, bastard, get involved in the conversation again...

But I wonder if they come to arrest you?

Woland

What would your good do if evil did not exist?

Manuscripts don't burn.

Well, the one who loves must share the fate of the one he loves.

Everyone will be rewarded according to their faith.

Why pursue in the footsteps of what is already over?

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

Nonsense! In three hundred years this will pass.

Master

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!

She carried yellow flowers! Not a good color.

I feel like someone is letting me go free.

I'm broken, I'm bored, and I want to go to the basement.

Author

Berlioz

Koroviev

A writer is not determined by his ID, but by what he writes!

Pontius Pilate

I'm cramped! I'm cramped!

Oh gods, my gods, I am poisoned, I am poisoned!

And under the moon I have no peace!