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..."

"If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals."

"I was ripped from my body, I was less than spirit, less than the meanest ghost . . . but still, I was alive."

"I have gone temporarily deaf and haven't any idea what you said, Harry."

"Wild!"Ron said, twiddling the replay knob on the side. "I can make that old bloke down there pick his nose again... and again... and again..."