The more one suffered and lived, the more one had known of joy and grief, the deeper the response must be if an artist were great enough to summon it.
The native hue of resolution is sicklied o'er with the pale cast of thought; and enterprises of great pitch and moment, With this regard, their currents turn awry, and lose the name of action.
You know what the great thing about babies is? They are like little bundles of hope. Like the future in a basket.
Yeah, Quirrell was a great teacher. There was just that minor drawback of him having Lord Voldemort sticking out of the back of his head!
It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.
This will be Great Mam's last spring. Her last June apples. Her last fresh roasting ears from the garden.
Friday was an important day for Harry and Ron. They finally managed to find their way down to the Great Hall without getting lost once.
All of the great writers and sages we are so quick to quote have simply given their interpretation of what it means to be human.
It takes great courage to see the world in all its tainted glory, and still to love it. And even more courage to see it in the one you love
It takes two to tango”; one dictates the steps and the other executes them effectively. That is how a great show is made.
Looking at Tim, one cannot help feeling great waves of uncertainty, an absence of aim, of purpose, as if he is a person who simply doesn’t matter.
It seemed at momemts, When I sat alone in the dark stateroom, that the sky had come down to meet the sea and some great secert was to be revealed.
The great ages did not perhaps produce much more talent than ours,' [T.S.] Eliot wrote. 'But less talent was wasted.
Small children are capable of great love. Love that overwhelms. Love that changes small worlds completely. Dangerous feelings that blot out everything.
...and I wonder if there is any way to adequately describe the folly that causes us to undo all the great gifts of both Earth and Heaven.
Twill be the end of us all when it comes... The moon will devour the sun... The sea will rise in a great wave and drown the world... The Realms will fall... Evil will crawl across the land.
It is easier for one to take risks and to chase his dreams with a mindset that he has nothing to lose. In this lies the immense passion, the great advantage of avoiding a materialistic, pleasure-filled way of life.
Ironically, we often spend a great deal of time and effort trying to control our external conditions, while letting our internal reactions run wild.
It is a great comfort to a rambling people to know that somewhere there is a permanent home--perhaps it is the most final of the comforts they ever really know.
A great book allows me to leap over that wall: in a deep, significant conversation with another consciousness, I feel human and unalone.
As Borges has taught us, all the books in the library are contemporary. Great poems are like granaries: they are always ready to enlarge their store.
