It is my belief... that the truth is generally preferable to... - J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

"She should've interviewed Snape,"said Harry grimly. "He'd give her the goods on me any day. "Potter has been crossing lines ever since he first arrived at this school..."

"Don't talk to me.""Why not?""Because I want to fix that in my memory for ever. Draco Malfoy, the amazing bouncing ferret..."

"I am what I am, an’ I’m not ashamed. 'Never be ashamed,’ my ol’ dad used ter say, ‘there’s some who’ll hold it against you, but they’re not worth botherin’ with."

"Numbing the pain for a while will make it worse when you finally feel it."

"It matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be."