You care so much you feel as though you will bleed to death with the pain of it.

Well, you split your soul, you see, and hide part of it in an object outside the body. Then, even if one’s body is attacked or destroyed, one cannot die, for part of the soul remains earthbound and undamaged. But of course, existence in such a form . . .

That wand’s more trouble than it’s worth,” said Harry. “And quite honestly,” he turned away from the painted portraits, thinking now only of the four-poster bed lying waiting for him in Gryffindor Tower, and wondering whether Kreacher might bring him a sandwich there, “I’ve had enough trouble for a lifetime.

If you're holding out for universal popularity, I'm afraid you will be in this cabin for a very long time.

Her voice was now so shrill only bats would be able to hear it soon, but she had reached a level of indignation that rendered her temporarily speechless.

Bill, don’t look at me — I’m ’ideous.

We've all got both light and dark inside us. What matters is the part we choose to act on. That's who we really are.