“If it isn’t snide or contemptuous, it isn’t worth the time to say it.”
“The dollar isn’t worth its weight in gold, and the pound isn’t worth its weight in ounces.”
“It’s not that the risk isn’t worth the reward, it’s that the reward isn’t worth as much as another reward, which also has a lesser risk.”
“It is real, isn’t it? It’s not a joke? Petunia says you’re lying to me. Petunia says there isn’t a Hogwarts. It is real, isn’t it?”“It’s real for us,” said Snape. “Not for her.”
“The cause isn’t worth getting up for, but it is worth sleeping for. Just trying to do my part to help humanity.”
“Why isn’t everyone praying all the time? Who cares why everyone isn’t praying all the time – you pray all the time.”