Don’t put your wand there, boy! ... Better wizards than you... - J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

"Youth can not know how age thinks and feels. But old men are guilty if they forget what it was to be young."

"Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike."

"I am not forgotten, you know, no, I still receive a very great deal of fan mail.. . . Gladys Gudgeon writes weekly. . . . I just wish I knew why. . . .”He paused, looking faintly puzzled, then beamed again and returned to his signing with renewed vigor. “I suspect it is simply my good looks. . . ."

"Ask us no questions and we’ll tell you no lies."

"Why were you lurking under our window?""Yes - yes, good point, Petunia! What were you doing under our windows, boy?""Listening to the news,"said Harry in a resigned voice.His aunt and uncle exchanged looks of outrage."Listening to the news! Again?""Well, it changes every day, you see,"said Harry."