Half Blooded Prince

29 Of The Greatest Harry Potter Quotes In All Of Literature

It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities. 
Kirsten Corley
September 23, 2016
“It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”
— J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets
Tagged: Choices, Self-Direction, Abilities, character
“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?”
— JK Rowling, Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows
Tagged: Imagination, Reality, Idealism, Adventure
“Understanding is the first step to acceptance, and only with acceptance can there be recovery.”
— J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Tagged: How To Think, The Art of Awareness, Psychology, Philosophy
“But you know, happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.”
— J.K Rowling, Hogwarts Classics (Harry Potter)
Tagged: Harry Potter, Life
“You care so much you feel as though you will bleed to death with the pain of it.”
— J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix
Tagged: Pain, Suffering, caring
“If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.”
— J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Tagged: character
“It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”
— J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets
Tagged: Choices
“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 Sorcerer's Stone
Tagged: Friendship, Bravery
“To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure.”
— J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: The Illustrated Edition (Harry Potter, Book 1)
Tagged: Death, Adventure, Perception
“Do not pity the dead, Harry. Pity the living, and, above all those who live without love.”
— J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows
Tagged: Death, Life, Love
“Dumbledore watched her fly away, and as her silvery glow faded he turned back to Snape, and his eyes were full of tears.
'After all this time?'
'Always,' said Snape.”
— J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows
Tagged: Love
“The truth is a beautiful and terrible thing, and should therefore be treated with great caution.”
— J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: The Illustrated Edition (Harry Potter, Book 1)
Tagged: Truth
“We are only as strong as we are united, as weak as we are divided.”
— J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Tagged: Unity
“Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.”
— J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix
Tagged: Indifference, Love, Dislike
“Dumbledore says people find it far easier to forgive others for being wrong than being right.”
— J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix
Tagged: Being wrong, Being Right
“Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect.”
— J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix
Tagged: Loss
“There is no good and evil, there is only power and those too weak to seek it.”
— J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: The Illustrated Edition (Harry Potter, Book 1)
Tagged: Evil, Good, Power
“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 Sorcerer's Stone
Tagged: Love, Protection
“We can't choose our fate, but we can choose others. Be careful in knowing that.”
— J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix
Tagged: Fate
“Dark times lie ahead of us and there will be a time when we must choose between what is easy and what is right.”
— J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Tagged: Darkness, Easy, Right, Doing The Right Thing
“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 Sorcerer's Stone
Tagged: weird loving friendship, Magic, Harry Potter, trolls, activity, Love, like
“To hurt is as human as to breathe.”
— J.K Rowling, The Tales of Beedle the Bard, Standard Edition (Harry Potter)
Tagged: Being human, Feeling
“If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.”
— J.K Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Tagged: Literature, Books, Harry Potter for Goths
“It matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be.”
— J.K Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Tagged: Growth, strength, Power
“Your mother died to save you. If there is one thing Voldemort cannot understand, it is love. Love as powerful as your mother's for you leaves it's own mark. 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 Sorcerer's Stone: The Illustrated Edition (Harry Potter, Book 1)
Tagged: Love, Relationships, Harry Potter
“Here lies Dobby, a free elf.”
— J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Tagged: Harry Potter, Free
“We’re all going to keep fighting, Harry. You know that?”
— J.K Rowling, Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows
Tagged: Fight, Good, Evil
“You're a wizard, Harry.”
— J.K Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: The Illustrated Edition (Harry Potter, Book 1)
Tagged: Wizard, Harry
“You are protected, in short, by your ability to love!”
— J.K Rowling, Harry Potter And The Half Blooded Prince
Tagged: Love, Relationships
“Dark times lie ahead of us and there will be a time when we must choose between what is easy and what is right.”
— J.K Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Tagged: Right, Good, Just