Ah, music,"he said, wiping his eyes. "A magic beyond all we... - J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

"They heard the click of the mail slot and flop of letters on the doormat. "Get the mail, Dudley,"said Uncle Vernon from behind his paper. "Make Harry get it.""Get the mail, Harry.""Make Dudley get it.""Poke him with your Smelting stick, Dudley."

"He didn't realize that love as powerful as your mother's for you leaves its own mark."

"As much money and life as you could want! The two things most human beings would choose above all - the trouble is, humans do have a knack of choosing precisely those things that are worst for them."

"Now, you two – this year, you behave yourselves. If I get one more owl telling me you've – you've blown up a toilet or –""Blown up a toilet? We've never blown up a toilet.""Great idea though, thanks, Mum."

"Call him Voldemort, Harry. Always use the proper name for things. Fear of a name increases fear of the thing itself."