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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone quotes

J. K. Rowling

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“After all, to the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure.” J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
“As much money and life as you could want! The two things most human beings would choose above all — the trouble is, humans do have a knack of choosing precisely those things that are worst for them.” J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
“There is no good and evil, there is only power, and those too weak to seek it.” J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
“It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.” J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
“He didn’t realize that love as powerful as your mother’s for you leaves its own mark. Not a scar, no visible sign... to have been loved so deeply, even though the person who loved us is gone, will give us some protection forever.” J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
“The truth . . . It is a beautiful and terrible thing, and should therefore be treated with great caution.” J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
“Fear of a name increases fear of the thing itself.” J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
“Always the innocent are the first victims” J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
“It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live, remember that.” J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
“The wand chooses the wizard, remember.” J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
“After all, He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named did great things — terrible, yes, but great.” J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
“Books! And cleverness! There are more important things — friendship and bravery and — oh Harry — be careful!” J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
“The only thing Harry liked about his own appearance was a very thin scar on his forehead that was shaped like a bolt of lightning.” J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
“Every Ollivander wand has a core of a powerful magical substance, Mr. Potter. We use unicorn hairs, phoenix tail feathers, and the heartstrings of dragons. No two Ollivander wands are the same, just as no two unicorns, dragons, or phoenixes are...” J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
“One can never have enough socks” J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
“If there is one thing Voldemort cannot understand, it is love.” J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
“Longbottom, if brains were gold you’d be poorer than Weasley, and that’s saying something.” J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
“These people will never understand him! He’ll be famous — a legend — I wouldn’t be surprised if today was known as Harry Potter Day in the future — there will be books written about Harry — every child in our world will know his name!” J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
“fame clearly isn’t everything.” J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
“Dudley thought for a moment. It looked like hard work.” J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
“He didn’t know what he was going to — but it had to be better than what he was leaving behind.” J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
“There are some things you can’t share without ending up liking each other, and knocking out a twelve-foot mountain troll is one of them.” J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
“Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much.” J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
“There was a lot more to magic, as Harry quickly found out, than waving your wand and saying a few funny words.” J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
“It was agony to touch a person marked by something so good.” J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
“Ah, music, . . . A magic beyond all we do here!” J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
“I hope you’re pleased with yourselves. We could all have been killed — or worse, expelled.” J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
“What happened down in the dungeons between you and Professor Quirrell is a complete secret, so, naturally, the whole school knows.” J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
“Hermione was the last person to do anything against the rules, and here she was, pretending she had, to get them out of trouble. It was as if Snape had started handing out sweets.” J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
“I tell you, that dragon’s the most horrible animal I’ve ever met, but the way Hagrid goes on about it, you’d think it was a fluffy little bunny rabbit. When it bit me he told me off for frightening it. And when I left, he was singing it a...” J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
“We can’t go in there at night — there’s all sorts of things in there — werewolves, I heard.” J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
“He liked to complain about things: people at work, Harry, the council, Harry, the bank, and Harry were just a few of his favorite subjects.” J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

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