삶의 껍데기 위에서, 심연의 껍데기 위에서 우리들은 곡예하듯 탈을 쓰고 살아간다. 때로 증오하고 분노하며 사랑하고 울부짖는다. 이 모든것이 곡예이며, 우리는 다만 병들어가고 죽어가고 있다는 것을 잊은채. - P313
‘There are all kinds of courage,‘ said Dumbledore, smiling. ‘It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.
You know, the Stone was really not such a wonderful thing.As much money and life as you could want! The two things most human beings would choose above all - the trouble is, humans do have a knack of choosing precisely those things which are worst for them.‘ - P346
‘I have always thought myself very big and terrible; yet such little things as flowers came near to killing me, and such small animals as mice have saved my life. How strange it allis! ‘
불빛은 제가 불빛인 줄을 알았을까. 붉은 꽃 속에 제가 밝혀져 있었던 것을 알았을까. - P287