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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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“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

“I had the pleasure of meeting that young man at the Patriarch's Ponds. He almost drove me mad myself, proving to me that I don't exist. But you do believe that it is really I?”

Men Believe Young Pleasure Prove Mad Meetings Young Man Ponds Patriarch

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

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

“Allow me to inquire how man can control his own affairs when he is not only incapable of compiling a plan for some laughably short term such as, say, a thousand years, but cannot even predict what will happen to him tomorrow?”

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Book:The master and Margarita [by] Mikhail Bulgakov

Source: The master and Margarita [by] Mikhail Bulgakov

“Remove the document—and you remove the man.”

Men Remove Documents Bureaucracy

Book:The Master and Margarita (Vintage Classic Russians Series)

Source: The Master and Margarita (Vintage Classic Russians Series)

“Nobody should be whipped. Remember that, once and for all. Neither man nor animal can be influenced by anything but suggestion.”

Men Should Remember Animal Terror Suggestions

Book:Heart of a Dog

Source: Heart of a Dog

“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?”

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Book:The white guard

Source: The white guard

“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!”

Men Sometimes Would Be Half Trouble Worst Tricks Mortals

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

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

“Punch a man on the nose, kick an old man downstairs, shoot somebody or any old thing like that, that’s my job. But argue with women in love—no thank you!”

Men Jobs Arguing Noses Kicks Old Man Old Things

Author:Mikhail Bulgakov

“Most bad," the host concluded. "If you ask me, something sinister lurks in men who avoid wine, games, the company of lovely women, and dinnertime conversation. Such people are either gravely ill or secretly detest everyone around them.”

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Author: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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