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“It is a curious thing, Harry, but perhaps those who are best suited to power are those who have never sought it. Those who, like you, have leadership thrust upon them, and take up the mantle because they must, and find to their own surprise that they wear it well.”
― Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
― Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
“Dis die opgesmukte weergawe van die waarheid wat mense wil hê, nie harde feite nie.”
― Die laksman se dogter
― Die laksman se dogter
“It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”
― Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
― Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
“A good head and good heart are always a formidable combination. But when you add to that a literate tongue or pen, then you have something very special.”
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“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.”
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