“What tricks the mind is what the mind is glad to be tricked by.”

“A man faced death, but when death drew back forgot it until the next time.”

“And though I remember her name I cannot recall her face. All things pass.”

“The order should not have been given,' she said. 'It was not done for the city but for your private ends.'I shook my head. 'There is no difference.'You believe that?'A Prince must, or he is no Prince.”

“What men do matters more than what they know.”

“In the realm of dream and imagination all men are equal.”

“The truth." Dumbledore sighed. "It is a beautiful and terrible thing, and should therefore be treated with great caution.”

“The truth is rarely pure and never simple.”

“Never tell the truth to people who are not worthy of it.”