"If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals."
J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
"It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities."
J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
"It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live."
J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
"It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends."
J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
"It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all - in which case, you fail by default."
J.K. Rowling
"To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure."
J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
"Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?"
J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
"It matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be."
J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
"Do not pity the dead, Harry. Pity the living, and, above all those who live without love."
J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
"Remember, if the time should come when you have to make a choice between what is right and what is easy, remember what happened to a boy who was good, and kind, and brave, because he strayed across the path of Lord Voldemort. Remember Cedric Diggory."
J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
"The truth." Dumbledore sighed. "It is a beautiful and terrible thing, and should therefore be treated with great caution."
J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
"Numbing the pain for a while will make it worse when you finally feel it."
J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
"We're all human, aren't we? Every human life is worth the same, and worth saving."
J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
"Wit beyond measure is a man's greatest treasure."
J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
"Mr. Moony presents his compliments to Professor Snape, and begs him to keep his abnormally large nose out of other people's business.
Mr. Prongs agrees with Mr. Moony, and would like to add that Professor Snape is an ugly git.
Mr. Padfoot would like to register his astonishment that an idiot like that ever became a professor.
Mr. Wormtail bids Professor Snape good day, and advises him to wash his hair, the slimeball."
J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
"We are only as strong as we are united, as weak as we are divided."
J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
"Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike."
J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
"It is the unknown we fear when we look upon death and darkness, nothing more."
J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
"You do care," said Dumbledore. He had not flinched or made a single move to stop Harry demolishing his office. His expression was calm, almost detached. "You care so much you feel as though you will bleed to death with the pain of it."
J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix