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Mikhail Bulgakov was a Russian writer born on May 15, 1891, and died on March 10, 1940. Known for his unique humor and profound satire, his works include 'The Master and Margarita'.

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“Who ever told you there is no such thing in the world as real, true, everlasting love? May the liar have his despicable tongue cut out!”

World May Real Cutting Tongue Liars Everlasting Despicable Lasting Love Everlasting Love Real True

Author:Mikhail Bulgakov

“In order to be in control, you have to have a definite plan for at least a reasonable period of time. So how, may I ask, can man be in control if he can't even draw up a plan for a ridiculously short period of time, say, a thousand years, and is, moreover, unable to ensure his own safety for even the next day?”

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Author:Mikhail Bulgakov

“Kindness. The only possible method when dealing with a living creature. You'll get nowhere with an animal if you use terror, no matter what its level of development may be. That I have maintained, do maintain and always will maintain. People who think you can use terror are quite wrong. No, no, terror is useless, whatever its colour – white, red or even brown! Terror completely paralyses the nervous system.”

Source: The Heart of a Dog

“Follow me, reader! Who told you that there is no true, faithful, eternal love in this world! May the liar's vile tongue be cut out! Follow me, my reader, and me alone, and I will show you such a love!”

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Book:THE MASTER AND MARGARITA: 50th-Anniversary Edition (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

Source: THE MASTER AND MARGARITA: 50th-Anniversary Edition (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

“The tongue may hide the truth but the eyes—never!”

May Eye Tongue

Book:The master and Margarita [by] Mikhail Bulgakov

Source: The master and Margarita [by] Mikhail Bulgakov

About the Author

Born: May 15, 1891
Died: March 10, 1940
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 118

Books & Sources

The Master and MargaritaRelated source material

THE MASTER AND MARGARITA: 50th-Anniversary Edition (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)Related source material

The master and Margarita [by] Mikhail BulgakovRelated source material

Heart of a DogRelated source material

Manuscripts Don't Burn: Mikhail Bulgakov, a Life in Letters and DiariesRelated source material

MorphineRelated source material

The Master and Margarita (Vintage Classic Russians Series)Related source material

A Country Doctor's Notebook & The Fatal Eggs (Hardcover)Related source material

Master and Margarita: Translated from the RussianRelated source material

The Heart of a DogRelated source material

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