Literature has become my life.
Interpretation
Literature is not just a part of Bulgakov's life; it is the essence of his existence.
Mikhail Bulgakov's quote underscores the profound impact that literature can have on an individual's identity and purpose. For him, literature transcends mere hobby or profession; it is intertwined with his very being, shaping his thoughts, actions, and experiences throughout life.
In practice
During a speech at a literary festival, one might quote this to emphasize the importance of literature in shaping personal identity.
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.
just like a murderer jumps of nowhere in an ally, love jumped out in front of us and struck us both at once
The tongue can conceal the truth, but the eyes never! You're asked an unexpected question, you don't even flinch, it takes just a second to get yourself under control, you know just what you have to say to hide the truth, and you speak very convincingly, and nothing in your face twitches to give you away. 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.
Well, as everyone knows, once witchcraft gets started, there's no stopping it.
Remove the document—and you remove the man.
The tongue may hide the truth but the eyes—never!
I immersed myself in books and rock 'n' roll, the adolescent salvation.
I'm a storyteller: the crux of the matter is to reach beauty, poetry; it doesn't matter if that is comedy or tragedy. They're the same if you reach the beauty.
With Bound, we wanted to pull at conventions, because you begin to wonder, Why do these stereotypes exist? Where do they come from? You use that as the subtext.
When I hear music, it seems to me that all the sins of my life pass slowly by me with veiled faces, lay their hands on my head, and say softly, "My child."
Every normal human being (and not merely the 'artist') has an inexhaustible store of buried images in his subconscious, it is merely a matter of courage or liberating procedures ... of voyages into the unconscious, to bring pure and unadulterated found objects to light.
I think the way kids create is so inspiring. They're drawing a picture? They love the picture they drew; they're not tortured about it.
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