Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)

by J.K. Rowling

‘All right, keep your hair on.’

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He didn’t know what he was going to – but it had to be better than what he was leaving behind.

humans do have a knack of choosing precisely those things which are worst for them.’

Always use the proper name for things. Fear of a name increases fear of the thing itself.’