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!
The sacred sense of beyond, of timelessness, of a world which had an eternal value and the substance of which was divine had been given back to me today by this friend of mine who taught me dancing.
The dignity of the artist lies in his duty of keeping awake the sense of wonder in the world. In this long vigil he often has to vary his methods of stimulation; but in this long vigil he is also himself striving against a continual tendency to sleep.
What the human eye observes casually and incuriously, the eye of the camera (the lens) notes with relentless fidelity.
A work of art has an author and yet, when it is perfect, it has something which is anonymous about it.
I practiced drawing all the time and became very interested in it. If I was at a meeting that wasn't getting anywhere - like the one where Carl Rogers came to Caltech to discuss with us whether Caltech should develop a psychology department - I would draw the other people.
One has a nose. The nose scents and it chooses. An artist is simply a kind of pig snouting truffles.
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