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Mikhail Bulgakov Quotes

10 of the best book quotes from Mikhail Bulgakov
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“Again and again, due justice must be rendered the investigating commission. It had done everything possible not only to catch the criminals but also to explain everything they had done.”
02
“And fact is the most stubborn thing in the world.”
03
“Even at night, in moonlight, I have no rest... Why did they trouble me? Oh, gods, gods...”
04
“What would your good be doing if there were no evil, and what would the earth look like if shadows disappeared from it?”
05
“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?”
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″‘And now tell me, why is it that you use me words “good people” all the time? Do you call everyone that, or what?’ ‘Everyone,’ the prisoner replied. ‘There are no evil people in the world.‘”
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“Really, I would pawn my soul to the devil to find out whether he is alive or dead.”
08
“First of all let us reveal the secret which the master did not wish to reveal to Ivanushka. His beloved’s name was Margarita Nikolaevna.”
09
“You’re free! You’re free! He is waiting for you!”
10
“But what is most terrifying is not the executioner, but the unnatural light in the dream, coming from a cloud that is boiling and tumbling on the earth, as always at moments of world catastrophe.”
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