Ruby

“What we love in our books are the depths of many marvelous moments seen all at once.”
― Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-Five

“was at Hogwarts meself but I — er — got expelled, ter tell yeh the truth. In me third year. They snapped me wand in half an’ everything.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

“the sobering realization of the meaning of progress.”
― W.E.B. Du Bois, The Souls of Black Folk

“But what does a ministry of magic do?"
"Well, their main job is to keep it from the Muggles that there's still witches an' wizards up an' down the country."
"Why?"
"Why? Blimey, Harry, everyone'd be wantin' magic solutions to their problems. Nah, we're best left alone.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by Rowling J.K.