Oh, very good, ' interrupted Snape, his lip curling. 'Yes, it is easy to see that nearly six years of magical education have not been wasted on you, Potter. 'Ghosts are transparent.

Let us step into the night and pursue that flighty temptress, adventure.

Why are you worrying about YOU-KNOW-WHO, when you should be worrying about YOU-NO-POO? The constipation sensation that's gripping the nation!

When you have seen as much of life as I have, you will not underestimate the power of obsessive love.

Dumbledore says people find it far easier to forgive others for being wrong than being right.

It was important, Dumbledore said, to fight, and fight again, and keep fighting, for only then could evil be kept at bay, though never quite eradicated. . . .

I just wish I’d asked you sooner. We could’ve had ages . . . months . . . years maybe. . . .

From this point forth, we shall be leaving the firm foundation of fact and journeying together through the murky marshes of memory into thickets of wildest guesswork.

Draco Malfoy is a bad boy!" squeaked Dobby angrily.

Dumbledore will only leave from Hogwarts when there are none loyal to him!

You are protected, in short, by your ability to love!

Your purpose is your why.

Live life to the fullest everyday, 'cause we never know what day will be our last.

Anybody can hear - it takes brains to listen.

It is always interesting to see people in dead earnest, from whatever cause, and earthquakes make everybody earnest.

It seems strange to make a priori arguments about the relative performance of governments and the markets in health care when there is so much empirical evidence.

There's a cardinal rule that you don't talk about sharks. If you don't see it, it's not there.

I think great art is always ambiguous and can't be pinned down.

It is still summer, but the summer is no longer alive. It has come to a standstill; nothing withers, and fall is not ready to begin. There are no stars yet, just darkness.

You never argued with my mother. You couldn't win.

I believe in God... but I don't believe in religion. Religion is used to manipulate and punish. Used in a thousand ways for profit for even in the church, money is still the 'real' God.