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"I do not know these good men, replied the prisoner."
"Да, человек смертен, но это было бы ещё полбеды. Плохо то, что он иногда внезапно смертен, вот в чём фокус!"

Mikhail Afanasyevich Bulgakov was a Russian and Soviet novelist and playwright. His novel The Master and Margarita, published posthumously, has been called one of the masterpieces of the 20th century. He also wrote the novel The White Guard and the plays Ivan Vasilievich, Flight, and The Days of the Turbins.
"I do not know these good men, replied the prisoner."
"Well, as everyone knows, once witchcraft gets started, theres no stopping it."
"Man is mortal and, as has rightly been said, unexpectedly mortal."
"Oh, no, you dont look like a halfwit, the procurator replied quietly and smiled some strange smile."
"Its all over, so lets not burden the telegraph system."
"‘Hes clever, thought Ivan, I must admit there are some smart people even among the intelligentsia"