“Your mother died to save you. If there is one thing Voldemort cannot understand, it is love. He didn't realize that love as powerful as your mother's for you leaves its own mark. Not a scar, no visible sign… to have been loved so deeply, even though the person who loved us is gone, will give us some protection forever. It is in your very own skin. Quirrel, full of hatred, greed, and ambition, sharing his soul with Voldemort, could not touch you for this reason. It was agony to touch a person marked by something so good.”
― Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
― Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
“A brave man acknowledges the strength of others.”
― Divergent
― Divergent
“The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes.”
― The Hound of the Baskervilles
― The Hound of the Baskervilles
“I have a theory that selflessness and bravery aren't all that different.”
― Divergent
― Divergent
“It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.”
― Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
― Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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