One of the best rules in conversation is, never to say a thing which any of the company can reasonably wish had been left unsaid.
The car slewed to a stop and only then did I notice that it wasn't a cop car, ambulance or fire-engine.
Being in politics is like being a football coach. You have to be smart enough to understand the game, and dumb enough to think it's important.
All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.
Books...are like lobster shells, we surround ourselves with 'em, then we grow out of 'em and leave 'em behind, as evidence of our earlier stages of development.
I've grown to realize the joy that comes from little victories is preferable to the fun that comes from ease and the pursuit of pleasure.
If a dog jumps in your lap, it is because he is fond of you; but if a cat does the same thing, it is because your lap is warmer.
Hearing voices no one else can hear isn't a good sign, even in the wizarding world.
It's the soul's duty to be loyal to its own desires. It must abandon itself to its master passion.