Dasha Drie > Dasha's Quotes

“You're not Dostoevsky,' said the citizeness, who was getting muddled by Koroviev. Well, who knows, who knows,' he replied.
'Dostoevsky's dead,' said the citizeness, but somehow not very confidently.
'I protest!' Behemoth exclaimed hotly. 'Dostoevsky is immortal!”
― Mikhail Bulgakov, The Master and Margarita

“Not causing trouble, not touching anything, fixing the primus.”
― Mikhail Bulgakov, The Master and Margarita

“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!”
― Mikhail Bulgakov, The Master and Margarita

“Staring at Joey's eyes blinking up from his pale face was a bit like inhaling a pound of rock candy while watching puppies play.”
― K.A. Mitchell, Collision Course

“But would you kindly ponder this question: What would your good do if
evil didn't exist, and what would the earth look like if all the shadows
disappeared? After all, shadows are cast by things and people. Here is the
shadow of my sword. But shadows also come from trees and living beings.
Do you want to strip the earth of all trees and living things just because
of your fantasy of enjoying naked light? You're stupid.”
― Mikhail Bulgakov, The Master and Margarita

“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!”
― Mikhail Bulgakov, The Master and Margarita

“So what are you going to wear?”
I looked at her, wondering if she thought I had suddenly grown a vagina in the past five minutes. “Clothes.”
― Sean Kennedy, Tigers and Devils

“Happy people are ignoramuses and glory is nothing else but success, and to achieve it one only has to be cunning.”
― Mikhail Lermontov

“Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart. The really great men must, I think, have great sadness on earth.”
― Fyodor Dostoevsky, Crime and Punishment

“If I am occasionally a little over-dressed, I make up for it by being always immensely over-educated.”
― Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest

“Guy was saying, “What the hell is it about you that attracts murder and mayhem?"

"Something in my body language?"

He groaned. “That was bad—even for you.”
― Josh Lanyon, The Dark Tide

“A pause followed my greeting. Then “We’re watching you ” whispered the voice on the other end.
“Yeah? Did you see what I did with my keys? ”
Silence. Then dial tone.
These younger demons. So easily discouraged.”
― Josh Lanyon, The Hell You Say

“I'm a thirty-something gay man with a dodgy heart. I sell books for a living. Who wants to read about that?”
― Josh Lanyon, A Dangerous Thing

“Had your eyes tested?”
“Yeah. My vision’s fine. They’ve done brain scans, too.”
“Did they find anything?”
“Nothing.”
“Why doesn’t that surprise me?”
― Zathyn Priest, One of Those Days

“Do you prefer to be called Richard or Dick?”
“Ric.”
“Dick? I'll make a note of that on your file.” I spoke aloud as I wrote. “Patient prefers to be called Dick.”
― Zathyn Priest , One of Those Days

“Mein Kleines Kätzchen.”
― Tionne Rogers, The Substitute

“He's wearing flannel!" Alan yelped. "He's shoving his straight in my face!”
― K.D. Sarge, Louder Than Sirens, Louder Than Bells

“What are you gonna do, angel face? Stab me with your eyebrow pencil?”
― Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Kiss an Angel

“You never did...anything else with Ren?"
I knew he wasn't talking about me painting him and stuff. "Why would I want him when I got you?" And then I got worried, 'cause I wasn't sure if I still had Larry or not.”
― J.L. Merrow, Muscling Through

“ 'You must've been waiting for someone like me to come along,' I said. I meant, because of the big bed. But Larry looked at me all funny and said, 'Yes, I think I was.' ”
― J.L. Merrow, Muscling Through

“What a fine weather today! Can’t choose whether to drink tea or to hang myself.”
― A.P. Chekhov

“There is nothing more awful, insulting, and depressing than banality.”
― Anton Pavlovič Čechov