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It's going to be all right, sir," Harry said over and over again, more worried by Dumbledore's silence than he had been by his weakened voice. "We're nearly there ... I can Apparate us both back ... don't worry ...""I am not worried, Harry," said Dumbledore, his voice a little stronger despite the freezing water. "I am with you.
Second star to the right and straight on 'til morning.
You're the first Shadowhunter I've ever met." “That’s too bad,� said Jace, “since all the others you meet from now on will be a terrible letdown.
When will you learn that there isn't a word for everything?
Alec looked at her and shook his head. "How do you manage never to get mud on your clothes?"Isabelle shrugged philosophically. "I'm pure at heart. It repels the dirt.
In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule.
What day is it?� asked Pooh. “It’s today,� squeaked Piglet.“My favorite day,� said Pooh.
Crying is for plain women. Pretty women go shopping.
What do we live for, if it is not to make life less difficult for each other?
I do not think, sir, you have any right to command me, merely because you are older than I, or because you have seen more of the world than I have; your claim to superiority depends on the use you have made of your time and experience.
Ah, music," he said, wiping his eyes. "A magic beyond all we do here!
Sometimes, when I have to do something I don't want to do, I pretend I'm a character from a book. It's easier to know what they would do.
Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.
When I was about eight, I decided that the most wonderful thing, next to a human being, was a book.
Knowing too much of your future is never a good thing.
World quotes adapted from the Abirate/english_quotes dataset (CC BY 4.0). Indian-figure and Hindi/Urdu quotes are a curated compilation of widely-attributed public sayings.