What do I care how 'e looks? I am good-looking enough for bo... - J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

"Snape raised his wand and pointed it directly at Dumbledore."Avada Kedavra!"

"Have to? Of course you have to! But only because of you, Harry, won't rest until Voldemort is finished! Think now, for once, if you have never heard of the prophecy! What would you do?"

"It was, he thought, the difference between being dragged into the arena to face a battle to the death and walking into the arena with your head held high. Some people, perhaps, would say that there was little to choose between the two ways, but Dumbledore knew - and so do I, thought Harry, with a rush of fierce pride, and so did my parents - that there was all the difference in the world."

"And he knew that at that moment, they understood each other perfectly, and when he told her what he was going to do now, she would not say ‘be careful’ or ‘don’t do it’, but she would accept his decision because she would not have expected anything less of him."

"I am not worried, Harry,"said Dumbledore, his voice a little stronger despite the freezing water. "I am with you."