#dumb

Books are the carriers of civilization. Without books, history is silent, literature dumb, science crippled, thought and speculation at a standstill. ↗

— Barbara Tuchman

#carriers #civilization #crippled #dumb #history

Because to confide a part of your soul to something that can think and move for itself is obviously a very risky business. ↗

— J.K. Rowling

#business

He felt even angrier that Dumbledore was showing signs of weakness. He had no business being weak when Harry wanted to rage and storm at him. ↗

— J.K. Rowling

#rage #the-order-of-the-phoenix #business

What's Management up to?" I whispered to Bennett. "My guess is a new acronym," he whispered. "Departmental Unification Management Business." He wrote down the ltters on his legal pad. "D.U.M.B. ↗

— Connie Willis

#dumb #mnagement #business

Killing is not so easy as the innocent believe. ↗

— J.K. Rowling

#dumbledore #harry-potter #killing #death

My word, Severus, that I shall never reveal the best of you?’ Dumbledore sighed, looking down into Snape’s ferocious, anguished face. ‘If you insist … ↗

— J.K. Rowling

#severus-snape #death

After all, to the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure. ↗

— J.K. Rowling

#harry-potter #death

Snape raised his wand and pointed it directly at Dumbledore. "Avada Kedavra! ↗

— J.K. Rowling

#death #dumbledore #snape #death

Harry, you wonderful boy, you brave, brave man. ↗

— J.K. Rowling

#dumbledore #sacrifices #death

The — the prophecy . . . the prediction . . . Trelawney . . .” “Ah, yes. How much did you relay to Lord Voldemort?” “Everything — everything I heard! That is why — it is for that reason — he thinks it means Lily Evans!” “The prophecy did not refer to a woman. It spoke of a boy born at the end of July —” “You know what I mean! He thinks it means her son, he is going to hunt her down — kill them all —” “If she means so much to you, surely Lord Voldemort will spare her? Could you not ask for mercy for the mother, in exchange for the son?” “I have — I have asked him —” “You disgust me. ↗

— J.K. Rowling

#anguish #disgust #lily-evans #prophecy #severus-snape