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And now, all these years later, it seemed to him that the most horrible fact of human existence was that broken hearts mended.
“Accordingly, the knowledge of ourselves not only arouses us to seek God, but also, as it were, leads us by the hand to find him.”
― Institutes of the Christian Religion, 2 Vols
― Institutes of the Christian Religion, 2 Vols
“I’d bet my broomstick he let that troll in, to make a diversion!”
― Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
― Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
“And the botanist who finds that the apple falls because the cellular tissue degenerates, and so on, will be as right and as wrong as the child who stands underneath and says that the apple fell because he wanted to eat it and prayed for it.”
― War and Peace
― War and Peace
“Harry had never in all his life had such a Christmas dinner. A hundred fat, roast turkeys; mountains of roast and boiled potatoes; platters of chipolatas; tureens of buttered peas, silver boats of thick, rich gravy and cranberry sauce — and stacks of wizard crackers every few feet along the table. These fantastic party favors were nothing like the feeble Muggle ones the Dursleys usually bought, with their little plastic toys and their flimsy paper hats inside. Harry pulled a wizard cracker with Fred and it didn’t just bang, it went off with a blast like a cannon and engulfed them all in a cloud of blue smoke, while from the inside exploded a rear admiral’s hat and several live, white mice.”
― Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
― Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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