“Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.”
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― Coraline
“The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.”
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― Northanger Abbey
“I solemnly swear that I am up to no good.”
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― Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
“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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