Posts Tagged as ‘Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire’

June 27, 2007

Albus Dumbledore on Unity

“Every guest in this Hall… will be welcomed back here at any time, should they wish to come, I say to you all, once again—in the light of Lord Voldemort’s return, we are only as strong as we are united, as weak as we are divided. Lord Voldemort’s gift for spreading discord and enmity is [...]

June 27, 2007

Albus Dumbledore on Truth

“It is my belief, however, that the truth is generally preferable to lies…“
– Albus Dumbledore in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, chapter 37

June 27, 2007

J.K. Rowling on Time

“It’s a strange thing, but when you are dreading something, and would give anything to slow down time, it has a disobliging habit of speeding up.”
– J.K. Rowling,  Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, chapter 19

June 27, 2007

Albus Dumbledore on Pain

“If I thought I could help you… by putting you into an enchanted sleep and allowing you to postpone the moment when you would have to think about what has happened tonight, I would do it. But I know better. Numbing the pain for a while will make it worse when you finally feel it…”
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June 27, 2007

Albus Dumbledore on Curiosity

“Curiosity is not a sin… But we should exercise caution with our curiosity…yes, indeed…”
– Albus Dumbledore in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, chapter 30

June 27, 2007

Albus Dumbledore on Character

“You are blinded…by the love of the office you hold, Cornelius! You place too much importance, and you always have done, on the so-called purity of blood! You fail to recognize that it matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be!”
– Albus Dumbledore in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Goblet of [...]

June 27, 2007

Sirius Black on Character

“If you want to know what a man’s like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.”
– Sirius Black in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, chapter 27