Alia

“Она рассеянно посмотрела на меня и потёрла нос, будто он чесался; жест этот, как я впоследствии понял, часто его наблюдая, означал, что собеседник проявляет излишнее любопытство. Как и многих людей, охотно и откровенно о себе рассказывающих, всякий прямой вопрос сразу её настораживал.”
― Truman Capote, Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories

“Myrtle goggled at them.

"You're alive," she said blankly to Harry.

"There's no need to sound so disappointed," he said grimly...

"Oh, well... I'd just be thinking... if you had died, you'd have been welcome to share my toilet," said Myrtle, blushing silver.

"Urgh!" said Ron... "Harry! I think Myrtle's grown fond of you! You've got competition, Ginny!”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

“Harry would have pointed out that trouble didn’t come much worse than having slugs pouring out of your mouth, but he couldn’t; Hagrid’s treacle toffee had cemented his jaws together.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

“Harry and Ron slouched into the Great Hall in states of deepest gloom, Hermione behind them, wearing a well-you-did-break-school-rules sort of expression.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets