Dmitry Maksyoma

“Anything's possible if you've got enough nerve.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

“I know what you are known as . . . but to me, you will always be Tom Riddle. It is one of the irritating things about old teachers. I am afraid that they never quite forget their charges’ youthful beginnings.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

“Either the gods have power or they don’t. If they don’t,
why pray? If they do, then why not pray for something else
instead of for things to happen or not to happen? Pray not to
feel fear. Or desire, or grief. If the gods can do anything, they
can surely do that for us.—But those are things the gods left up to me.
Then isn’t it better to do what’s up to you—like a free man
—than to be passively controlled by what isn’t, like a slave
or beggar? And what makes you think the gods don’t care
about what’s up to us?
Start praying like this and you’ll see.
Not “some way to sleep with her”—but a way to stop
wanting to.
Not “some way to get rid of him”—but a way to stop
trying.
Not “some way to save my child”—but a way to lose your
fear.
Redirect your prayers like that, and watch what happens.”
― Marcus Aurelius

“Tell me one last thing,” said Harry. “Is this real? Or has this been happening inside my head?”

Dumbledore beamed at him, and his voice sounded loud and strong in Harry’s ears even though the bright mist was descending again, obscuring his figure.

“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows