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  1. 'Never ask for anything! Never for anything, and especially from those who are stronger than you. They'll make the offer themselves, and gi…
  2. '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. Bu…
  3. 'Don't be afraid, Queen ... don't be afraid, Queen, the blood has long since gone into the earth. And where it was spilled, grapevines are …
  4. 'Unfortunately I cannot show it to you,' replied the master, 'because I burned it in my stove.' 'I'm sorry but I don't believe you,' said W…
  5. '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 tric…
  6. 'Is that vodka?' Margarita asked weakly. The cat jumped up from its chair in indignation. 'Excuse me, your majesty,' he squeaked, 'do you t…
  7. `Second freshness - that's what is nonsense! There is only one freshness - the first - and it is also the last. And if sturgeon is of the s…
  8. 'What's the use of dying in a ward surrounded by a lot of groaning and croaking incurables? Wouldn't it be much better to throw a party wit…

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