“I challenge you to a duel!” screamed the cat, sailing over their heads on the swinging chandelier.”

—  Mikhail Bulgakov, book The Master and Margarita

Source: The Master and Margarita

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Russian author primarily known for his novel "Master and Ma… 1891–1940

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