Now, the pain we all feel at this dreadful loss reminds me, and, reminds us, that while we may come from different places and speak in different tongues, our hearts beat as one.
We must all face the choice between what is right and what is easy.
It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to your enemies, but a great deal more to stand up to your friends.
Do you know why I admire you, Newt? More, perhaps, than any man I know. You do not seek power, or popularity. You simply ask, is a thing right in itself? If it is, you do it no matter the cost.
You both realize, of course, that in the past few hours you have broken perhaps a dozen school rules. There is sufficient evidence to have you both expelled. Therefore, it is only fitting that you both receive… Special Awards for Services to the School.[to Harry and Ron]
Words are, in my not so humble opinion, our most inexhaustible source of magic. Capable of both inflicting injury, and remedying it.
When in doubt, I find retracing my steps to be a wise place to begin.
What happened down in the dungeons between you and Professor Quirrell is a complete secret. So, naturally, the whole school knows.[to Harry]
Perhaps. Personally, I’ve never had much time for heroes.[Barty Crouch Jr.: I’ll be welcomed back like a hero.]
Well, being me has its privileges.[Harry Potter: Sir, I thought you couldn’t Apparate within Hogwarts.]
The happiest man on earth would look into the mirror and see only himself, exactly as he is.
Only a person who wanted to find the Stone, find it, but not use it, would be able to get it. That is one of my more brilliant ideas. And between you and me, that is saying something.[to Harry]
