“They'd tried, him and Snow. They'd tried and they'd failed, and that felt so much better than not having tried at all.”

“Jews are accused of ruining. Not a vestige of truth in it. (...) The priest spells poverty (...) It's in the dogma. Because if they didn't believe they'd go straight to heaven when they die they'd try to live better, at least so I think. (...) I want to see everyone, all creeds and classes having a comfortable tidysized income. I call that patriotism." (526)”

“It is always much better to try your best and fail, than not trying at all.”

“They can afford to smile because they all have teeth so dazzling if they dropped them in the snow they'd be lost forever.”

“And they'd [the Death Eaters] love to have me," said Harry sarcastically. "We'd be best pals if they didn't keep trying to do me in.”

“But if someone really cared,well they'd take the time to spare,a moment to try and understand,another one's despair”