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'For some reason, cats are usually addressed familiarly, though no cat has ever drunk bruderschaft with anyone.'

— Mikhail Bulgakov The Master and Margarita (1967)

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The tongue can conceal the truth, but the eyes never!

The Master and Margarita (1967)

The hope that she might regain her happiness made her fearless.

The Master and Margarita (1967)

Man is mortal and, as has rightly been said, unexpectedly mortal.

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It's all over, so let's not burden the telegraph system.

The Master and Margarita (1967)

But the truth, alas, has been disturbed by the question, and it rises up from the depths of your soul to flicker in your eyes and all is lost.

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