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

by J.K. Rowling

It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live,

After all, to the well-organised mind, death is but the next great adventure.

the trouble is, 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.’