He had grown used to the idea that Dumbledore could solve anything.
Revenge was the emptiest of emotions. Apparently it motivated people to do the stupidest things as well.
You're shagging a woman who can turn into a dragon? Blast you, Charles, I am sick with envy!
I am a nice young girl here to pick up your granddaughter for the weekend. . . We're going to a Bible retreat to scare the devil out of her. - Bones to Cat's grandparents
You're not a woman," he said finally. "You're the Grim Reaper with red hair!
Careful, luv. I might be angry with you, but that doesn't mean I don't still want you. So if you do that again, I'll shag you right here, right now, and sod anyone who wants to watch
That face. That body. And you know he’s packing. Look at the angle on that dangle.
As to the so-called Hindu idolatry - first go and learn the forms they are going through, and where it is that the worshippers are really worshipping, whether in the temple, in the image, or in the temple of their own bodies. First know for certain what they are doing - which more than ninety per cent of the revilers are thoroughly ignorant of - and then it will explain itself in the light of the Vedantic philosophy.
We may experience a realization of our true Self the first time we meditate, but most often the process of awakening is gradual.
This is, i think, very much the Age of Anxiety, the age of the neurosis, because along with so much that weighs on our minds there is perhaps even more that grates on our nerves.
My belief in God is personal, I do not need to browbeat anyone into agreeing with me, because I believe what I believe and I try to live by it. My belief in God is about trying to be the best person I can be in this life.