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

by J.K. Rowling

Weasley twins were punished for bewitching several snowballs so that they followed Quirrell around, bouncing off the back of his turban.

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

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

humans do have a knack of choosing precisely those things that are worst for them.”

“Call him Voldemort, Harry. Always use the proper name for things. Fear of a name increases fear of the thing itself.”

“It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends. I therefore award ten points to Mr. Neville Longbottom.”